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#8f438c color: Dahlia

#8f438c is rgb(143, 67, 140) in RGB and oklch(50.745% 0.13963 328.896) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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302°
100%

50.7%
0.140
329°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Purple
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.27:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #8f438c

#8f438c is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.14 chroma and a hue of 329°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.27:1 contrast and black text 3.35:1, 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: #8f438c mixed with white

  1. 8f438c
  2. 9b5697
  3. a668a3
  4. b27bae
  5. bd8dba
  6. c8a0c5
  7. d4b2d1
  8. dfc5dc
  9. e9d8e8
  10. f4ecf3

Darker: #8f438c mixed with black

  1. 8f438c
  2. 7c3979
  3. 692f67
  4. 572655
  5. 451d43
  6. 341433
  7. 240c23
  8. 150514
  9. 070107
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8f438c with less saturation

  1. 8f438c
  2. 8b4888
  3. 884c85
  4. 845081
  5. 80537d
  6. 7c5779
  7. 785a75
  8. 735d71
  9. 6f606d
  10. 6a6369

Questions about #8f438c

What color is #8f438c?

#8f438c is soft magenta. The closest named color is Dahlia. In RGB it is rgb(143, 67, 140), in HSL hsl(302.37, 36.19%, 41.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.745% 0.13963 328.896).

What colors go well with #8f438c?

The complementary color of #8f438c is #0b7a34. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #714fa9 and #a13c64. The triadic partners are #816000 and #007586.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f438c?

White text reads better on #8f438c: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and black gives 3.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f438c a warm or cool color?

#8f438c is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 329 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.14.