#8a2bc8

Color #8a2bc8

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 4.65 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a2bc8

RGB

rgb(138, 43, 200)

HSL

hsl(276.3, 64.6%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.3, 78.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 78.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(40.08, 64.17, -63.23)

LCH

lch(40.08, 90.09, 315.42)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.2263, 307.41)

HWB

hwb(276.3, 16.9%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69c82b

Analogous

#3b2bc8

#8a2bc8

#c82bb7

Triadic

#8a2bc8

#c88a2b

#2bc88a

Split-complementary

#8a2bc8

#b7c82b

#2bc83b

Tetradic

#8a2bc8

#c82b69

#69c82b

#2bc88a

Square

#8a2bc8

#c83b2b

#69c82b

#2bb7c8

Shades

Color #8a2bc8 mixed toward black.

#7324a6

#5c1d85

#451564

#2e0e43

#170721

Tints

Color #8a2bc8 mixed toward white.

#9f48d8

#b26cdf

#c591e7

#d9b6ef

#ecdaf7

Tones

Color #8a2bc8 mixed toward gray.

#8738bb

#8445ae

#8252a1

#7f5f94

#7c6c86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.26:1

White text reads better on this background (6.44:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6db2 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#7277ac · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#879d98 · ΔE 37.4

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 29.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a2bc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a2bc8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a2bc8 (#8a2bc8) is rgb(138, 43, 200) in RGB.

No, #8a2bc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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