#8828bd

Color #8828bd

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 5.52 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8828bd

RGB

rgb(136, 40, 189)

HSL

hsl(278.7, 65.1%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.7, 78.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28%, 78.8%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(38.6, 62.54, -59.22)

LCH

lch(38.6, 86.13, 316.56)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.2186, 309.73)

HWB

hwb(278.7, 15.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5dbd28

Analogous

#3e28bd

#8828bd

#bd28a7

Triadic

#8828bd

#bd8828

#28bd88

Split-complementary

#8828bd

#a7bd28

#28bd3e

Tetradic

#8828bd

#bd285d

#5dbd28

#28bd88

Square

#8828bd

#bd3e28

#5dbd28

#28a7bd

Shades

Color #8828bd mixed toward black.

#71219e

#5b1b7e

#44145f

#2d0d3f

#170720

Tints

Color #8828bd mixed toward white.

#a03ed6

#b364de

#c68be6

#d9b2ef

#ecd8f7

Tones

Color #8828bd mixed toward gray.

#8534b1

#8141a4

#7d4d98

#7a5a8b

#76667f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6ba8 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#7075a2 · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#859490 · ΔE 35.7

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 29.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8828bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8828bd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8828bd (#8828bd) is rgb(136, 40, 189) in RGB.

No, #8828bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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