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#8a4990 color: Murasaki Purple

#8a4990 is rgb(138, 73, 144) in RGB and oklch(51.173% 0.13002 324.072) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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295°
100%

51.2%
0.130
324°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #8a4990

#8a4990 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 51.2% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.11:1 contrast and black text 3.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Murasaki Purple (#884898). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #8a4990 mixed with white

  1. 8a4990
  2. 965b9b
  3. a26da6
  4. ae7eb1
  5. b990bc
  6. c5a2c7
  7. d1b4d2
  8. dcc7de
  9. e8d9e9
  10. f3ecf4

Darker: #8a4990 mixed with black

  1. 8a4990
  2. 773e7d
  3. 65346a
  4. 532a57
  5. 422045
  6. 321734
  7. 220e24
  8. 140615
  9. 070207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8a4990 with less saturation

  1. 8a4990
  2. 874d8c
  3. 845088
  4. 805484
  5. 7d5780
  6. 795a7c
  7. 765d78
  8. 725f73
  9. 6e626f
  10. 6a646b

Questions about #8a4990

What color is #8a4990?

#8a4990 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Murasaki Purple. In RGB it is rgb(138, 73, 144), in HSL hsl(294.93, 32.72%, 42.55%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.173% 0.13002 324.072).

What colors go well with #8a4990?

The complementary color of #8a4990 is #2e7931. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6c55a9 and #9d426c. The triadic partners are #885e00 and #007783.

Is white or black text more readable on #8a4990?

White text reads better on #8a4990: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and black gives 3.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8a4990 a warm or cool color?

#8a4990 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 51.2% and its chroma 0.13.