#8437bc

Color #8437bc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 10.73 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8437bc

RGB

rgb(132, 55, 188)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 54.7%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 70.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 70.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(40.03, 55.67, -56.34)

LCH

lch(40.03, 79.2, 314.66)

OKLCH

oklch(50.8%, 0.2004, 307.07)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 21.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6fbc37

Analogous

#4137bc

#8437bc

#bc37b1

Triadic

#8437bc

#bc8437

#37bc84

Split-complementary

#8437bc

#b1bc37

#37bc41

Tetradic

#8437bc

#bc376f

#6fbc37

#37bc84

Square

#8437bc

#bc4137

#6fbc37

#37b1bc

Shades

Color #8437bc mixed toward black.

#6e2e9c

#58257d

#421b5e

#2c123f

#16091f

Tints

Color #8437bc mixed toward white.

#9953cd

#ae75d7

#c298e1

#d6baeb

#ebddf5

Tones

Color #8437bc mixed toward gray.

#8242b1

#804da6

#7f589b

#7d6390

#7b6e84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6ba8 · ΔE 16.6

Deuteranopia

#6f73a2 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#819591 · ΔE 34.3

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 28.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8437bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8437bc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8437bc (#8437bc) is rgb(132, 55, 188) in RGB.

No, #8437bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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