#8b008b

Fresh Eggplant

Closest match (90% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(139, 0, 139)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(300, 100%, 27%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(0, 100, 0, 45)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.074

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#8b008b

#008b00

Analogous (Adjacent)

#45008b

#8b008b

#8b0046

Triadic

#8b008b

#8b8b00

#008b8b

Split complementary

#8b008b

#468b00

#008b46

Complete conversion table

HEX

#8B008B

RGB

rgb(139,0,139)

RGBA

rgba(139,0,139, 1)

HSL

hsl(300,100%,27.25%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.45 0.21 328.4)

CSS Variable

--color: #8b008b;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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SOLIDSOFTOUTLINE

Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

I love this new color! 😍

Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

8.50

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

2.47

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#8b008b#3d3f8b

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#8b008b#8a8b8b

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#8b008b#843c41

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#8b008b#5f445d

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

45%

27%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ivory black

Pigment

45%

Cadmium red

Pigment

27%

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

27%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Non-spectral color

No single wavelength

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Neutral

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

7.4%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Mathematically computed harmonies, shades, and similar tones for this color.

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#770088

Japanese Laurel

#008B00

Siren

#8B0046

Pigment Indigo

#45008B

Olive

#8B8B00

Dark Cyan

#008B8B

Limeade

#468B00

Fuchsia Pink

#C950C6

Ripe Plum

#500054