#8231bc

Color #8231bc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 8.79 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8231bc

RGB

rgb(130, 49, 188)

HSL

hsl(275, 58.6%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 73.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.9%, 73.9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(38.85, 57.85, -58.26)

LCH

lch(38.85, 82.1, 314.8)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.2068, 306.84)

HWB

hwb(275, 19.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6bbc31

Analogous

#3d31bc

#8231bc

#bc31b0

Triadic

#8231bc

#bc8231

#31bc82

Split-complementary

#8231bc

#b0bc31

#31bc3d

Tetradic

#8231bc

#bc316b

#6bbc31

#31bc82

Square

#8231bc

#bc3d31

#6bbc31

#31b0bc

Shades

Color #8231bc mixed toward black.

#6c299d

#57217d

#41195e

#2b103f

#16081f

Tints

Color #8231bc mixed toward white.

#984bd0

#ad6fd9

#c193e3

#d6b7ec

#eadbf6

Tones

Color #8231bc mixed toward gray.

#803db0

#7e48a5

#7c5499

#7a5f8e

#796b82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6968a7 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#6c71a2 · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#7f9590 · ΔE 35.9

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 28.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8231bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8231bc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8231bc (#8231bc) is rgb(130, 49, 188) in RGB.

No, #8231bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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