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#8d428a color: Dahlia

#8d428a is rgb(141, 66, 138) in RGB and oklch(50.23% 0.13811 328.915) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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302°
100%

50.2%
0.138
329°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.40:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8d428a

#8d428a is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 50.2% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 329°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast and black text 3.28:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Dahlia (#8b4189). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #8d428a mixed with white

  1. 8d428a
  2. 995596
  3. a568a1
  4. b07aad
  5. bc8cb8
  6. c79fc4
  7. d3b2d0
  8. dec5dc
  9. e9d8e7
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #8d428a mixed with black

  1. 8d428a
  2. 7a3877
  3. 672f65
  4. 552553
  5. 441c42
  6. 331432
  7. 230b22
  8. 140514
  9. 070107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d428a with less saturation

  1. 8d428a
  2. 894786
  3. 864b83
  4. 824f7f
  5. 7e527b
  6. 7a5677
  7. 765974
  8. 725c70
  9. 6d5e6c
  10. 696168

Questions about #8d428a

What color is #8d428a?

#8d428a is soft magenta. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(141, 66, 138), in HSL hsl(302.4, 36.23%, 40.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.23% 0.13811 328.915).

What colors go well with #8d428a?

The complementary color of #8d428a is #0b7833. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #704ea7 and #9f3b62. The triadic partners are #805e00 and #007384.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d428a?

White text reads better on #8d428a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 and black gives 3.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d428a a warm or cool color?

#8d428a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 329 degrees, its lightness 50.2% and its chroma 0.138.