#8a2cd5

Color #8a2cd5

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a2cd5

RGB

rgb(138, 44, 213)

HSL

hsl(273.4, 66.8%, 50.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.4, 79.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.2%, 79.3%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(41.23, 66.64, -68.88)

LCH

lch(41.23, 95.84, 314.05)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.2374, 304.19)

HWB

hwb(273.4, 17.3%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#77d52c

Analogous

#362cd5

#8a2cd5

#d52ccb

Triadic

#8a2cd5

#d58a2c

#2cd58a

Split-complementary

#8a2cd5

#cbd52c

#2cd536

Tetradic

#8a2cd5

#d52c77

#77d52c

#2cd58a

Square

#8a2cd5

#d5362c

#77d52c

#2ccbd5

Shades

Color #8a2cd5 mixed toward black.

#7324b3

#5c1c8f

#45156b

#2e0e47

#170724

Tints

Color #8a2cd5 mixed toward white.

#9e4fdc

#b172e3

#c596ea

#d8b9f1

#ecdcf8

Tones

Color #8a2cd5 mixed toward gray.

#883ac7

#8748b9

#8556ab

#84649d

#82728f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.4:1

White text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6dbd · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#7277b7 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#87a7a2 · ΔE 38.8

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 30.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a2cd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a2cd5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8a2cd5 (#8a2cd5) is rgb(138, 44, 213) in RGB.

No, #8a2cd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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