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#8f488e color: Pickled Plum

#8f488e is rgb(143, 72, 142) in RGB and oklch(51.571% 0.13299 327.81) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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301°
100%

51.6%
0.133
328°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • fuchsia-800
  • Black 44%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.49:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #8f488e

#8f488e is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 51.6% lightness, 0.133 chroma and a hue of 328°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.03:1 contrast and black text 3.49:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pickled Plum (#8e4785). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-800.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #8f488e mixed with white

  1. 8f488e
  2. 9b5a99
  3. a66ca4
  4. b27eb0
  5. bd90bb
  6. c8a2c6
  7. d3b4d1
  8. dec7dd
  9. e9d9e8
  10. f4ecf4

Darker: #8f488e mixed with black

  1. 8f488e
  2. 7c3d7b
  3. 693368
  4. 572956
  5. 451f44
  6. 341634
  7. 240d24
  8. 150615
  9. 070207
  10. 010001

Calmer: #8f488e with less saturation

  1. 8f488e
  2. 8b4c8a
  3. 885087
  4. 845483
  5. 81577f
  6. 7d5a7b
  7. 795d77
  8. 756074
  9. 706370
  10. 6c656c

Questions about #8f488e

What color is #8f488e?

#8f488e is soft magenta. The closest named color is Pickled Plum. In RGB it is rgb(143, 72, 142), in HSL hsl(300.85, 33.02%, 42.16%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.571% 0.13299 327.81).

What colors go well with #8f488e?

The complementary color of #8f488e is #207b37. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #7254a9 and #a14168. The triadic partners are #856100 and #007888.

Is white or black text more readable on #8f488e?

White text reads better on #8f488e: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and black gives 3.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8f488e a warm or cool color?

#8f488e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 328 degrees, its lightness 51.6% and its chroma 0.133.