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#8f428c color: Dahlia

#8f428c is rgb(143, 66, 140) in RGB and oklch(50.604% 0.1413 328.906) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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302°
100%

50.6%
0.141
329°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.33:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8f428c

#8f428c is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 50.6% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 329°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.31:1 contrast and black text 3.33:1, 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: #8f428c mixed with white

  1. 8f428c
  2. 9b5597
  3. a668a3
  4. b27aae
  5. bd8dba
  6. c99fc5
  7. d4b2d1
  8. dfc5dc
  9. ead8e8
  10. f4ebf3

Darker: #8f428c mixed with black

  1. 8f428c
  2. 7c3879
  3. 692f67
  4. 572555
  5. 451c43
  6. 341433
  7. 240b23
  8. 150514
  9. 070107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8f428c with less saturation

  1. 8f428c
  2. 8b4788
  3. 874b84
  4. 844f81
  5. 80537d
  6. 7c5679
  7. 775975
  8. 735d71
  9. 6e5f6d
  10. 6a6269

Questions about #8f428c

What color is #8f428c?

#8f428c is soft magenta. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(143, 66, 140), in HSL hsl(302.34, 36.84%, 40.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.604% 0.1413 328.906).

What colors go well with #8f428c?

The complementary color of #8f428c is #057a33. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #714ea9 and #a13b63. The triadic partners are #815f00 and #007585.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f428c?

White text reads better on #8f428c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and black gives 3.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f428c a warm or cool color?

#8f428c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 329 degrees, its lightness 50.6% and its chroma 0.141.