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#8b287d color: Noble Plum

#8b287d is rgb(139, 40, 125) in RGB and oklch(46.116% 0.16474 334.173) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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308°
100%

46.1%
0.165
334°
  • 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
2.70:1Hard to read
Lc 18

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About #8b287d

#8b287d is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 46.1% lightness, 0.165 chroma and a hue of 334°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.79:1 contrast and black text 2.7:1, 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: #8b287d mixed with white

  1. 8b287d
  2. 98408a
  3. a45697
  4. b16ba3
  5. bd80b0
  6. c895bd
  7. d4a9ca
  8. dfbfd7
  9. ead4e5
  10. f5e9f2

Darker: #8b287d mixed with black

  1. 8b287d
  2. 78216c
  3. 661b5b
  4. 54154b
  5. 430f3b
  6. 32092c
  7. 23041e
  8. 140211
  9. 070105
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b287d with less saturation

  1. 8b287d
  2. 873079
  3. 823776
  4. 7e3c72
  5. 79416f
  6. 74466b
  7. 6f4a68
  8. 6a4e64
  9. 645260
  10. 5e555c

Questions about #8b287d

What color is #8b287d?

#8b287d is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Noble Plum. In RGB it is rgb(139, 40, 125), in HSL hsl(308.48, 55.31%, 35.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(46.116% 0.16474 334.173).

What colors go well with #8b287d?

The complementary color of #8b287d is #006e2f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6d38a1 and #9c1d4d. The triadic partners are #6d5600 and #00667b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b287d?

White text reads better on #8b287d: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and black gives 2.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b287d a warm or cool color?

#8b287d is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 334 degrees, its lightness 46.1% and its chroma 0.165.