#8a4eb5

Color #8a4eb5

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 11.86 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a4eb5

RGB

rgb(138, 78, 181)

HSL

hsl(275, 41%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 56.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 56.9%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(44.5, 44.08, -45)

LCH

lch(44.5, 62.99, 314.41)

OKLCH

oklch(54%, 0.1624, 308.85)

HWB

hwb(275, 30.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79b54e

Analogous

#574eb5

#8a4eb5

#b54eac

Triadic

#8a4eb5

#b58a4e

#4eb58a

Split-complementary

#8a4eb5

#acb54e

#4eb557

Tetradic

#8a4eb5

#b54e79

#79b54e

#4eb58a

Square

#8a4eb5

#b5574e

#79b54e

#4eacb5

Shades

Color #8a4eb5 mixed toward black.

#734098

#5c337a

#45265b

#2e193d

#170d1e

Tints

Color #8a4eb5 mixed toward white.

#9e6cc1

#b189ce

#c5a7da

#d8c4e6

#ece2f3

Tones

Color #8a4eb5 mixed toward gray.

#8957ac

#875fa4

#86689b

#847093

#83798a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.84:1

White text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7574a3 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#787c9f · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#889490 · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a4eb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a4eb5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a4eb5 (#8a4eb5) is rgb(138, 78, 181) in RGB.

No, #8a4eb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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