#8a00cd

Color #8a00cd

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 3.09 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a00cd

RGB

rgb(138, 0, 205)

HSL

hsl(280.4, 100%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.4, 100%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.7%, 100%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(37.5, 74.03, -70.35)

LCH

lch(37.5, 102.13, 316.46)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.2538, 307.81)

HWB

hwb(280.4, 0%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#43cd00

Analogous

#2400cd

#8a00cd

#cd00a9

Triadic

#8a00cd

#cd8a00

#00cd8a

Split-complementary

#8a00cd

#a9cd00

#00cd24

Tetradic

#8a00cd

#cd0043

#43cd00

#00cd8a

Square

#8a00cd

#cd2400

#43cd00

#00a9cd

Shades

Color #8a00cd mixed toward black.

#7300ab

#5c0089

#450067

#2e0044

#170022

Tints

Color #8a00cd mixed toward white.

#ac01ff

#bd34ff

#cd67ff

#de99ff

#eeccff

Tones

Color #8a00cd mixed toward gray.

#8411bc

#7e22ab

#78339a

#724489

#6c5578

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a69b5 · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#6f75af · ΔE 23.8

Tritanopia

#879f99 · ΔE 40.7

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 31

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a00cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a00cd]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8a00cd (#8a00cd) is rgb(138, 0, 205) in RGB.

No, #8a00cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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