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#8e377a color: Magenta Red

#8e377a is rgb(142, 55, 122) in RGB and oklch(48.108% 0.14308 337.569) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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314°
100%

48.1%
0.143
338°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.05:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.98:1Hard to read
Lc 20

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About #8e377a

#8e377a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 48.1% lightness, 0.143 chroma and a hue of 338°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.05:1 contrast and black text 2.98:1, so white text reads better.

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

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #8e377a mixed with white

  1. 8e377a
  2. 9a4c87
  3. a65f94
  4. b273a1
  5. be86ae
  6. c99abb
  7. d4aec8
  8. dfc2d6
  9. ead6e4
  10. f5eaf1

Darker: #8e377a mixed with black

  1. 8e377a
  2. 7b2e69
  3. 682659
  4. 561e49
  5. 44163a
  6. 340f2b
  7. 24081d
  8. 150310
  9. 070105
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8e377a with less saturation

  1. 8e377a
  2. 8a3d77
  3. 864175
  4. 814672
  5. 7d4a6f
  6. 784e6c
  7. 735169
  8. 6e5567
  9. 695864
  10. 645b61

Questions about #8e377a

What color is #8e377a?

#8e377a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Magenta Red. In RGB it is rgb(142, 55, 122), in HSL hsl(313.79, 44.16%, 38.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(48.108% 0.14308 337.569).

What colors go well with #8e377a?

The complementary color of #8e377a is #00743d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #74439b and #9c314f. The triadic partners are #705d00 and #006b85.

Is white or black text more readable on #8e377a?

White text reads better on #8e377a: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.05:1 and black gives 2.98:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8e377a a warm or cool color?

#8e377a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 338 degrees, its lightness 48.1% and its chroma 0.143.