#8a22bc

Color #8a22bc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 5.31 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a22bc

RGB

rgb(138, 34, 188)

HSL

hsl(280.5, 69.4%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.5, 81.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 81.9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(38.16, 64.58, -59.33)

LCH

lch(38.16, 87.7, 317.43)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.2235, 311.15)

HWB

hwb(280.5, 13.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#54bc22

Analogous

#3d22bc

#8a22bc

#bc22a1

Triadic

#8a22bc

#bc8a22

#22bc8a

Split-complementary

#8a22bc

#a1bc22

#22bc3d

Tetradic

#8a22bc

#bc2254

#54bc22

#22bc8a

Square

#8a22bc

#bc3d22

#54bc22

#22a1bc

Shades

Color #8a22bc mixed toward black.

#731c9d

#5c177d

#45115e

#2e0b3f

#17061f

Tints

Color #8a22bc mixed toward white.

#a434da

#b65ce2

#c885e9

#dbaef0

#edd6f8

Tones

Color #8a22bc mixed toward gray.

#852faf

#813ca2

#7c4895

#785589

#73627c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6ca7 · ΔE 19.8

Deuteranopia

#7176a1 · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#87938e · ΔE 37.2

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 29.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a22bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a22bc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8a22bc (#8a22bc) is rgb(138, 34, 188) in RGB.

No, #8a22bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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