#8a5ab2

Color #8a5ab2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.36 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5ab2

RGB

rgb(138, 90, 178)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 36.4%, 52.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 49.4%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 49.4%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(46.88, 36.75, -39.46)

LCH

lch(46.88, 53.92, 312.96)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.1395, 307.66)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 35.3%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82b25a

Analogous

#5e5ab2

#8a5ab2

#b25aae

Triadic

#8a5ab2

#b28a5a

#5ab28a

Split-complementary

#8a5ab2

#aeb25a

#5ab25e

Tetradic

#8a5ab2

#b25a82

#82b25a

#5ab28a

Square

#8a5ab2

#b25e5a

#82b25a

#5aaeb2

Shades

Color #8a5ab2 mixed toward black.

#734798

#5c397a

#452b5b

#2e1c3d

#170e1e

Tints

Color #8a5ab2 mixed toward white.

#9d75bf

#b191cc

#c4acd8

#d8c8e5

#ebe3f2

Tones

Color #8a5ab2 mixed toward gray.

#8961ab

#8968a3

#88709c

#877795

#877f8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.19:1

White text reads better on this background (5.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7878a2 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#7b7e9e · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#889491 · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5ab2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5ab2]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8a5ab2 (#8a5ab2) is rgb(138, 90, 178) in RGB.

No, #8a5ab2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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