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#8d427a color: Purple Peril

#8d427a is rgb(141, 66, 122) in RGB and oklch(49.465% 0.1241 337.944) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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315°
100%

49.5%
0.124
338°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Marsala
  • pink-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.58:1Readable · AA
Lc -87
Black text
3.19:1Hard to read
Lc 22

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About #8d427a

#8d427a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 338°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.58:1 contrast and black text 3.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Peril (#903f75). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is pink-800.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8d427a mixed with white

  1. 8d427a
  2. 995587
  3. a56794
  4. b179a1
  5. bc8cae
  6. c89ebb
  7. d3b1c8
  8. dec4d6
  9. e9d8e3
  10. f4ebf1

Darker: #8d427a mixed with black

  1. 8d427a
  2. 7a3869
  3. 672f59
  4. 552549
  5. 441c3a
  6. 33142b
  7. 230b1d
  8. 140510
  9. 070105
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d427a with less saturation

  1. 8d427a
  2. 894678
  3. 854a75
  4. 814d73
  5. 7d5171
  6. 79546e
  7. 75576c
  8. 705a69
  9. 6c5d67
  10. 675f64

Questions about #8d427a

What color is #8d427a?

#8d427a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Peril. In RGB it is rgb(141, 66, 122), in HSL hsl(315.2, 36.23%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.465% 0.1241 337.944).

What colors go well with #8d427a?

The complementary color of #8d427a is #007645. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #754b97 and #9a3e54. The triadic partners are #746100 and #006f8b.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d427a?

White text reads better on #8d427a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and black gives 3.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d427a a warm or cool color?

#8d427a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 338 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.124.