Plum
#8C038A · Plum
#8C038A is Plum, a balanced magenta color. It has an RGB value of 140, 3, 138 and a relative luminance of 0.075, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
◐ Balanced
Hue family
magenta
Luminance
0.07
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
8.42:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
On black
The quick fox
2.50:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
Color harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #8C038A?
#8C038A is Plum, a balanced magenta color. In RGB it is 140, 3, 138, and in HSL it is 301°, 96%, 28%.
Is #8C038A a light or dark color?
#8C038A has a relative luminance of 0.075, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #8C038A?
Its complementary color is #038C05. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.