#8970b2

Color #8970b2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 22.98 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8970b2

RGB

rgb(137, 112, 178)

HSL

hsl(262.7, 30%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.7, 37.1%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 37.1%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(51.97, 23.67, -31.47)

LCH

lch(51.97, 39.38, 306.95)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.1018, 300.8)

HWB

hwb(262.7, 43.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b270

Analogous

#7078b2

#8970b2

#aa70b2

Triadic

#8970b2

#b28970

#70b289

Split-complementary

#8970b2

#b2aa70

#78b270

Tetradic

#8970b2

#b27099

#99b270

#70b289

Square

#8970b2

#b27078

#99b270

#70b2aa

Shades

Color #8970b2 mixed toward black.

#70559d

#5a447e

#43335e

#2d223f

#16111f

Tints

Color #8970b2 mixed toward white.

#9d88bf

#b0a0cc

#c4b8d9

#d8cfe5

#ebe7f2

Tones

Color #8970b2 mixed toward gray.

#8a76ad

#8c7ba7

#8d81a2

#8e869c

#908c97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fa5 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#8082a2 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#889a97 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8970b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8970b2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#8970b2 (#8970b2) is rgb(137, 112, 178) in RGB.

No, #8970b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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