#8722ba

Color #8722ba

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8722ba

RGB

rgb(135, 34, 186)

HSL

hsl(279.9, 69.1%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.9, 81.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 81.7%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(37.55, 63.68, -59.16)

LCH

lch(37.55, 86.92, 317.11)

OKLCH

oklch(49.1%, 0.2209, 310.54)

HWB

hwb(279.9, 13.3%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55ba22

Analogous

#3b22ba

#8722ba

#ba22a1

Triadic

#8722ba

#ba8722

#22ba87

Split-complementary

#8722ba

#a1ba22

#22ba3b

Tetradic

#8722ba

#ba2255

#55ba22

#22ba87

Square

#8722ba

#ba3b22

#55ba22

#22a1ba

Shades

Color #8722ba mixed toward black.

#701c9b

#5a177c

#43115d

#2d0b3e

#16061f

Tints

Color #8722ba mixed toward white.

#a233da

#b45be1

#c784e9

#daadf0

#ecd6f8

Tones

Color #8722ba mixed toward gray.

#832fad

#7f3ba1

#7a4894

#765587

#72617b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a69a5 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#6e749f · ΔE 23

Tritanopia

#84928d · ΔE 36.9

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 29.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8722ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8722ba]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8722ba (#8722ba) is rgb(135, 34, 186) in RGB.

No, #8722ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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