#8a5baf

Color #8a5baf

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.9 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5baf

RGB

rgb(138, 91, 175)

HSL

hsl(273.6, 34.4%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.6, 48%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 48%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(46.95, 35.47, -37.6)

LCH

lch(46.95, 51.69, 313.33)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.1341, 308.46)

HWB

hwb(273.6, 35.7%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80af5b

Analogous

#605baf

#8a5baf

#af5baa

Triadic

#8a5baf

#af8a5b

#5baf8a

Split-complementary

#8a5baf

#aaaf5b

#5baf60

Tetradic

#8a5baf

#af5b80

#80af5b

#5baf8a

Square

#8a5baf

#af605b

#80af5b

#5baaaf

Shades

Color #8a5baf mixed toward black.

#744995

#5c3a77

#452c59

#2e1d3c

#170f1e

Tints

Color #8a5baf mixed toward white.

#9e76bc

#b192ca

#c5add7

#d8c8e4

#ece4f2

Tones

Color #8a5baf mixed toward gray.

#8962a8

#8869a1

#88709a

#877793

#867e8c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.2:1

White text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7878a0 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#7b7e9c · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#88928f · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5baf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5baf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8a5baf (#8a5baf) is rgb(138, 91, 175) in RGB.

No, #8a5baf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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