#8442ad

Color #8442ad

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 9.09 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8442ad

RGB

rgb(132, 66, 173)

HSL

hsl(277, 44.8%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277, 61.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.7%, 61.8%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(40.93, 47, -46.05)

LCH

lch(40.93, 65.8, 315.58)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.1697, 310.17)

HWB

hwb(277, 25.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6bad42

Analogous

#4f42ad

#8442ad

#ad42a1

Triadic

#8442ad

#ad8442

#42ad84

Split-complementary

#8442ad

#a1ad42

#42ad4f

Tetradic

#8442ad

#ad426b

#6bad42

#42ad84

Square

#8442ad

#ad4f42

#6bad42

#42a1ad

Shades

Color #8442ad mixed toward black.

#6e3790

#582c73

#422157

#2c163a

#160b1d

Tints

Color #8442ad mixed toward white.

#9a5cc1

#ae7ccd

#c29dda

#d7bee6

#ebdef3

Tones

Color #8442ad mixed toward gray.

#824ba4

#80549b

#7e5d92

#7c6689

#7a6f81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.36:1

White text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6d9b · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#717597 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#828c88 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 26.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8442ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8442ad]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8442ad (#8442ad) is rgb(132, 66, 173) in RGB.

No, #8442ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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