#8a0cc6

Color #8a0cc6

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8a0cc6

RGB

rgb(138, 12, 198)

HSL

hsl(280.6, 88.6%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.6, 93.9%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.3%, 93.9%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(37.38, 71.25, -66.47)

LCH

lch(37.38, 97.44, 316.99)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.2446, 309.33)

HWB

hwb(280.6, 4.7%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#48c60c

Analogous

#2d0cc6

#8a0cc6

#c60ca5

Triadic

#8a0cc6

#c68a0c

#0cc68a

Split-complementary

#8a0cc6

#a5c60c

#0cc62d

Tetradic

#8a0cc6

#c60c48

#48c60c

#0cc68a

Square

#8a0cc6

#c62d0c

#48c60c

#0ca5c6

Shades

Color #8a0cc6 mixed toward black.

#730aa5

#5c0884

#450663

#2e0442

#170221

Tints

Color #8a0cc6 mixed toward white.

#a913f1

#ba42f4

#cb72f6

#dda1f9

#eed0fc

Tones

Color #8a0cc6 mixed toward gray.

#841bb7

#7f2ba7

#7a3b98

#744a88

#6f5a79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6aaf · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#6f75a9 · ΔE 23.9

Tritanopia

#879a94 · ΔE 39.8

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 30.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a0cc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a0cc6]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8a0cc6 (#8a0cc6) is rgb(138, 12, 198) in RGB.

No, #8a0cc6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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