#872ac7

Color #872ac7

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 5.47 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#872ac7

RGB

rgb(135, 42, 199)

HSL

hsl(275.5, 65.1%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.5, 78.9%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.2%, 78.9%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(39.46, 63.81, -63.67)

LCH

lch(39.46, 90.14, 315.06)

OKLCH

oklch(50.7%, 0.2256, 306.57)

HWB

hwb(275.5, 16.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6ac72a

Analogous

#382ac7

#872ac7

#c72ab9

Triadic

#872ac7

#c7872a

#2ac787

Split-complementary

#872ac7

#b9c72a

#2ac738

Tetradic

#872ac7

#c72a6a

#6ac72a

#2ac787

Square

#872ac7

#c7382a

#6ac72a

#2ab9c7

Shades

Color #872ac7 mixed toward black.

#7123a6

#5a1c85

#441564

#2d0e42

#170721

Tints

Color #872ac7 mixed toward white.

#9c46d8

#b06be0

#c490e8

#d8b5ef

#ebdaf7

Tones

Color #872ac7 mixed toward gray.

#8537ba

#8244ad

#8051a0

#7d5e93

#7b6c86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.19:1

White text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6ab1 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#6f75ab · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#849c97 · ΔE 37.5

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 29.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #872ac7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#872ac7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#872ac7 (#872ac7) is rgb(135, 42, 199) in RGB.

No, #872ac7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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