#842ebd

Color #842ebd

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 7.27 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#842ebd

RGB

rgb(132, 46, 189)

HSL

hsl(276.1, 60.9%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.1, 75.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 75.7%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(38.78, 59.64, -58.95)

LCH

lch(38.78, 83.86, 315.33)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.2115, 307.64)

HWB

hwb(276.1, 18%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#67bd2e

Analogous

#3d2ebd

#842ebd

#bd2eaf

Triadic

#842ebd

#bd842e

#2ebd84

Split-complementary

#842ebd

#afbd2e

#2ebd3d

Tetradic

#842ebd

#bd2e67

#67bd2e

#2ebd84

Square

#842ebd

#bd3d2e

#67bd2e

#2eafbd

Shades

Color #842ebd mixed toward black.

#6e269e

#581f7e

#42175f

#2c0f3f

#160820

Tints

Color #842ebd mixed toward white.

#9b47d2

#af6cdb

#c390e4

#d7b5ed

#ebdaf6

Tones

Color #842ebd mixed toward gray.

#823ab1

#7f46a5

#7d5299

#7a5e8d

#786a81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6969a8 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#6e72a3 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#819590 · ΔE 36.2

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 29.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #842ebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#842ebd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#842ebd (#842ebd) is rgb(132, 46, 189) in RGB.

No, #842ebd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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