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#8b277f color: Noble Plum

#8b277f is rgb(139, 39, 127) in RGB and oklch(46.128% 0.16753 333.222) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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307°
100%

46.1%
0.168
333°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -91
Black text
2.69:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #8b277f

#8b277f is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 46.1% lightness, 0.168 chroma and a hue of 333°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.79:1 contrast and black text 2.69:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Noble Plum (#871f78). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8b277f mixed with white

  1. 8b277f
  2. 98408c
  3. a45698
  4. b16ba5
  5. bd80b2
  6. c894be
  7. d4a9cb
  8. dfbed8
  9. ead4e5
  10. f5e9f2

Darker: #8b277f mixed with black

  1. 8b277f
  2. 78206e
  3. 661a5d
  4. 54144c
  5. 430e3c
  6. 32082d
  7. 23041f
  8. 140211
  9. 070106
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b277f with less saturation

  1. 8b277f
  2. 872f7b
  3. 823678
  4. 7e3c74
  5. 794170
  6. 74466c
  7. 6f4a68
  8. 6a4e64
  9. 645260
  10. 5e555c

Questions about #8b277f

What color is #8b277f?

#8b277f is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Noble Plum. In RGB it is rgb(139, 39, 127), in HSL hsl(307.2, 56.18%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.128% 0.16753 333.222).

What colors go well with #8b277f?

The complementary color of #8b277f is #006e2c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d37a3 and #9d1a4f. The triadic partners are #6e5500 and #00667a.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b277f?

White text reads better on #8b277f: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and black gives 2.69:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b277f a warm or cool color?

#8b277f is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 333 degrees, its lightness 46.1% and its chroma 0.168.