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#8d4499 color: Murasaki Purple

#8d4499 is rgb(141, 68, 153) in RGB and oklch(51.308% 0.1494 321.811) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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292°
100%

51.3%
0.149
322°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 40%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #8d4499

#8d4499 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 51.3% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 322°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.14:1 contrast and black text 3.42:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Murasaki Purple (#884898). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #8d4499 mixed with white

  1. 8d4499
  2. 9957a3
  3. a46aae
  4. b07cb8
  5. bb8ec2
  6. c7a1cd
  7. d2b3d7
  8. ddc6e1
  9. e9d9eb
  10. f4ecf5

Darker: #8d4499 mixed with black

  1. 8d4499
  2. 7a3a84
  3. 673070
  4. 55265d
  5. 441d4a
  6. 331438
  7. 230c27
  8. 140517
  9. 070208
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8d4499 with less saturation

  1. 8d4499
  2. 8a4994
  3. 864d8f
  4. 82518b
  5. 7f5586
  6. 7b5881
  7. 775c7c
  8. 735f77
  9. 6f6271
  10. 6b646c

Questions about #8d4499

What color is #8d4499?

#8d4499 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Murasaki Purple. In RGB it is rgb(141, 68, 153), in HSL hsl(291.53, 38.46%, 43.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.308% 0.1494 321.811).

What colors go well with #8d4499?

The complementary color of #8d4499 is #277b1f. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #6b52b4 and #a33a70. The triadic partners are #8a5d00 and #007881.

Is white or black text more readable on #8d4499?

White text reads better on #8d4499: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.14:1 and black gives 3.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8d4499 a warm or cool color?

#8d4499 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 322 degrees, its lightness 51.3% and its chroma 0.149.