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#8d438a color: Dahlia

#8d438a is rgb(141, 67, 138) in RGB and oklch(50.372% 0.13642 328.906) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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302°
100%

50.4%
0.136
329°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.36:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8d438a

#8d438a is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 329°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.36:1 contrast and black text 3.3:1, 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: #8d438a mixed with white

  1. 8d438a
  2. 995696
  3. a568a1
  4. b07bad
  5. bc8db8
  6. c79fc4
  7. d3b2d0
  8. dec5dc
  9. e9d8e7
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #8d438a mixed with black

  1. 8d438a
  2. 7a3977
  3. 672f65
  4. 552653
  5. 441d42
  6. 331432
  7. 230c22
  8. 140514
  9. 070107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d438a with less saturation

  1. 8d438a
  2. 894786
  3. 864c83
  4. 824f7f
  5. 7e537b
  6. 7a5678
  7. 765974
  8. 725c70
  9. 6d5f6c
  10. 696268

Questions about #8d438a

What color is #8d438a?

#8d438a is soft magenta. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(141, 67, 138), in HSL hsl(302.43, 35.58%, 40.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.372% 0.13642 328.906).

What colors go well with #8d438a?

The complementary color of #8d438a is #107934. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #704fa6 and #9f3c63. The triadic partners are #805f00 and #007485.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d438a?

White text reads better on #8d438a: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and black gives 3.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d438a a warm or cool color?

#8d438a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 329 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.136.