Tailwind CSS v3 color

Tailwind fuchsia-900 #701A75

Tailwind CSS v3's fuchsia-900 is #701A75. It is a dark soft magenta in the violet family. In OKLCH it sits at lightness 0.401, chroma 0.160 and hue 325.6°. The nearest CSS named color is purple (#800080), ΔE2000 3.3 away.

Relative luminance
0.0547
OKLCH L · C · h
0.401 · 0.160 · 325.6
Best text
White 10.03:1
Hue family
Violet
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#701A75 color codes

HEX
#701A75
RGB
rgb(112, 26, 117)
HSL
hsl(297, 64%, 28%)
OKLCH
oklch(0.401 0.160 325.6)
OKLab
oklab(0.401 0.132 -0.090)
CIELAB (D65)
L* 28.03, a* 48.30, b* -32.50
XYZ (D65)
X 10.26, Y 5.47, Z 17.34
CMYK (naive)
cmyk(4%, 78%, 0%, 54%)

CIELAB and XYZ use the D65 white point; CSS lab() uses D50, so paste the OKLCH or HEX value into stylesheets. CMYK here is a plain formula with no press profile.

Legibility

Contrast: is #701A75 accessible?

White text on it reaches 10.03:1, passing AAA. Black text fails at 2.09:1.

WCAG 2 gives the same ratio whichever color is the text; APCA does not, so its Lc changes sign and size with polarity.

Open the Contrast System

  • Black text on it

    2.09:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc +11

  • White text on it

    10.03:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc −96

  • As text on black

    2.09:1

    • AA fails
    • AA large fails
    • AAA fails
    • APCA Lc −10

  • As text on white

    10.03:1

    • AA passes
    • AA large passes
    • AAA passes
    • APCA Lc +92

Nearest versions that pass 4.5:1

  • For text on white

    #701A75 10.03:1

    It already reaches 10.03:1 on white, so no change is needed.

  • For text on black

    #A953AD 4.52:1

    Lightening its OKLCH lightness from 0.40 to 0.58 reaches 4.52:1 on black, keeping the hue.

    Compare both in the Contrast System

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Studio

Adjust #701A75 live

Move lightness, chroma and hue in OKLCH, or drag on the map. The map is every lightness and chroma at the current hue: sRGB inside the solid area, Display P3 out to the dashed line.

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Scale

Shades and tints of #701A75

Eleven OKLCH lightness steps at this hue, each with its contrast against white and black. #701A75 sits at step 800.

  1. 50#FFEFFF
    White
    1.10
    Black
    19.04
  2. 100#FFDFFF
    White
    1.21
    Black
    17.25
  3. 200#FDBEFF
    White
    1.50
    Black
    13.98
  4. 300#EF9AF2
    White
    1.98
    Black
    10.57
  5. 400#D27CD6
    White
    2.76
    Black
    7.59
  6. 500#B55FBA
    White
    3.95
    Black
    5.31
  7. 600#9B47A0
    White
    5.52
    Black
    3.80
  8. 700#813086
    White
    7.77
    Black
    2.70
  9. 800This color#701A75
    White
    10.03
    Black
    2.09
  10. 900#46004A
    White
    15.44
    Black
    1.35
  11. 950#29002C
    White
    18.57
    Black
    1.13

Under each step, white and black text on it; a bold figure passes 4.5:1.

Tailwind CSS v3 fuchsia scale

The real Tailwind palette, for comparison with the computed ramp above.

  1. 50#FDF4FF
    White
    1.07
    Black
    19.56
  2. 100#FAE8FF
    White
    1.16
    Black
    18.05
  3. 200#F5D0FE
    White
    1.36
    Black
    15.33
  4. 300#F0ABFC
    White
    1.75
    Black
    11.93
  5. 400#E879F9
    White
    2.46
    Black
    8.53
  6. 500#D946EF
    White
    3.45
    Black
    6.07
  7. 600#C026D3
    White
    4.70
    Black
    4.45
  8. 700#A21CAF
    White
    6.32
    Black
    3.32
  9. 800#86198F
    White
    8.23
    Black
    2.54
  10. 900This color#701A75
    White
    10.03
    Black
    2.09
  11. 950#4A044E
    White
    14.80
    Black
    1.41

Gamut

How vivid #701A75 can get

At its lightness and hue, sRGB reaches OKLCH chroma 0.187; #701A75 uses 86% of it. Display P3, which many recent phones and laptops show, reaches 0.203 there: 9% more.

0.00.20.40.60.80.20.40.60.8 460480500520540560580600620
  • sRGB
  • Display P3
  • Rec. 2020
  • Dominant wavelength
OKLCH chroma
0.160
sRGB edge
0.187
Display P3 edge
0.203
Rec. 2020 edge
0.234
Dominant wavelength
Complementary 552 nm
Excitation purity
61%
Chromaticity
x 0.3103, y 0.1654
  • This color#701A75
  • Most vivid in sRGB#76007C
  • Most vivid in Display P3oklch(0.401 0.203 325.6)

On a screen without Display P3 the last tile shows the sRGB edge instead.

Use the wider color where screens show it
.accent {
  color: #701a75;
}
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .accent { color: color(display-p3 0.432 0 0.4858); }
}

Mixing

Mixing #701A75

Each row is the same mix worked out in a different space, with the halfway color at its end. sRGB, which older CSS gradients use, can sag gray or dark in the middle; OKLab keeps the lightness steps even; OKLCH holds chroma and hue as it goes.

White #FFFFFF

  • sRGB50%#B88DBA
  • OKLab50%#B98DBA
  • OKLCH50%#B98DBA

Black #000000

  • sRGB50%#380D3B
  • OKLab50%#270429
  • OKLCH50%#270429

Its complement #005816

  • sRGB50%#383946
  • OKLab50%#4D454D
  • OKLCH50%#6F3700
In CSS
/* A gradient and a mix, worked out in OKLCH */
background: linear-gradient(in oklch, #701a75, white);
color: color-mix(in oklch, #701a75 50%, white);

In use

#701A75 in an interface

A button, a link, a heading, a focused field, an icon and a chart line in this color, on a light page and a dark one. Each check is a WCAG 2 contrast minimum: 1.4.3 for text, 1.4.11 for the rest.

Light page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:110.03:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:110.03:1 Passes
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:110.03:1 Passes
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:110.03:1 Passes

Dark page

  • Button labelText, 4.5:110.03:1 Passes
  • Link and body-size textText, 4.5:11.86:1 Fails
  • Large headingLarge text, 3:11.86:1 Fails
  • Icons, borders and focus ringsNon-text, 3:11.86:1 Fails

For text on this page, the nearest shade that passes is #B25CB7 4.55:1

Color vision

How #701A75 looks with color blindness

Achromatopsia changes it most, ΔE2000 25.7; tritanopia changes it least, 14.7.

Simulated with Machado et al. (2009) at full severity, in linear light.

Simulate a whole page What each type sees

  • Protanopia

    No working red (long-wavelength) cones

    #003B77 ΔE2000 24.8

    Distinct

    Reads as dark soft blue

  • Deuteranopia

    No working green (medium-wavelength) cones

    #2E4673 ΔE2000 22.9

    Distinct

    Reads as dark muted blue

  • Tritanopia

    No working blue (short-wavelength) cones

    #732A46 ΔE2000 14.7

    Distinct

    Reads as dark soft wine

  • Achromatopsia

    No cone color vision; lightness only

    #424242 ΔE2000 25.7

    Distinct

    Reads as dark gray

Pairing check

Checked against its complement, #005816. Their lightness contrast is only 1.14:1, so where hue collapses, add a label, icon or pattern.

VisionThe pairΔE2000Verdict
Normal vision#701A75 · #00581670.6Stays distinct
Protanopia#003B77 · #5A4F0C46.7Stays distinct
Deuteranopia#2E4673 · #51491D38.0Stays distinct
Tritanopia#732A46 · #00564B43.5Stays distinct
Achromatopsia#424242 · #4B4B4B3.0Easily confused

Harmony

Color harmonies for #701A75

Its complement is #005816, a dark soft green.

Hue rotations in OKLCH, mapped into sRGB by trimming chroma so hue and lightness stay put.

Open the Harmony Studio
  • Base#701A75
  • Complement#005816

Complementary

Open in Harmony Studio
  • −30°#522B92
  • Base#701A75
  • +30°#83064B

Analogous

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#701A75
  • +120°#5C4400
  • +240°#00525A

Triadic

Open in Harmony Studio
  • Base#701A75
  • +150°#464D00
  • +210°#005546

Split-complementary

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Code

Design tokens

Ready-to-paste tokens in six formats. Rename them to fit your system.

CSS custom property

:root {
  --color-fuchsia-900: #701a75;
}

Tailwind config

// tailwind.config.js — already built in as fuchsia-900;
// pin the v3 value explicitly like this:
module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        fuchsia: { 900: '#701a75' },
      },
    },
  },
};

Tailwind v4 theme

/* app.css — Tailwind CSS v4 */
@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  /* v4 has its own fuchsia-900; this pins the v3 value. */
  --color-fuchsia-900: oklch(0.401 0.160 325.6);
}

Design token (W3C DTCG)

{
  "color": {
    "fuchsia-900": {
      "$type": "color",
      "$value": {
        "colorSpace": "srgb",
        "components": [0.4392, 0.102, 0.4588],
        "hex": "#701a75"
      },
      "$description": "Tailwind CSS v3 fuchsia-900"
    }
  }
}

SwiftUI color

import SwiftUI

enum Palette {
    static let fuchsia900 = Color(.sRGB, red: 0.439, green: 0.102, blue: 0.459, opacity: 1)
}

Jetpack Compose color

import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color

object Palette {
    val Fuchsia900 = Color(0xFF701A75)
}

Matches

The nearest match in each system

The closest CSS name, Tailwind shade, RAL Classic paint and Crayola crayon by ΔE2000; under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side. RAL and Crayola values approximate physical colors.

Neighbors

The eight nearest colors on this site by ΔE2000, closest first. Under 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Tools

Open #701A75 in the tools

Each opens over this page. More colors live in the Color Library, and every color page is listed on the hub.