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#8b3875 color: Magenta Red

#8b3875 is rgb(139, 56, 117) in RGB and oklch(47.556% 0.13533 339.107) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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316°
100%

47.6%
0.135
339°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Cherry
  • pink-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8b3875

#8b3875 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 47.6% lightness, 0.135 chroma and a hue of 339°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.19:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Magenta Red (#913977). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8b3875 mixed with white

  1. 8b3875
  2. 984c82
  3. a4608f
  4. b0739d
  5. bc86ab
  6. c89ab8
  7. d3aec6
  8. dec2d4
  9. e9d6e2
  10. f4eaf1

Darker: #8b3875 mixed with black

  1. 8b3875
  2. 782f65
  3. 662755
  4. 541f46
  5. 431737
  6. 320f29
  7. 23081c
  8. 14040f
  9. 070105
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8b3875 with less saturation

  1. 8b3875
  2. 873d73
  3. 834270
  4. 7f466e
  5. 7a4a6b
  6. 764d69
  7. 715166
  8. 6c5464
  9. 675761
  10. 625a5f

Questions about #8b3875

What color is #8b3875?

#8b3875 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Magenta Red. In RGB it is rgb(139, 56, 117), in HSL hsl(315.9, 42.56%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.556% 0.13533 339.107).

What colors go well with #8b3875?

The complementary color of #8b3875 is #00723f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #734395 and #98334c. The triadic partners are #6d5c00 and #006985.

Is white or black text more readable on #8b3875?

White text reads better on #8b3875: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8b3875 a warm or cool color?

#8b3875 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 339 degrees, its lightness 47.6% and its chroma 0.135.