#8a5c9c

Color #8a5c9c

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5c9c

RGB

rgb(138, 92, 156)

HSL

hsl(283.1, 25.8%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.1, 41%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 41%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(46.26, 30.57, -27.49)

LCH

lch(46.26, 41.11, 318.04)

OKLCH

oklch(54.9%, 0.1092, 316.04)

HWB

hwb(283.1, 36.1%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e9c5c

Analogous

#6a5c9c

#8a5c9c

#9c5c8e

Triadic

#8a5c9c

#9c8a5c

#5c9c8a

Split-complementary

#8a5c9c

#8e9c5c

#5c9c6a

Tetradic

#8a5c9c

#9c5c6e

#6e9c5c

#5c9c8a

Square

#8a5c9c

#9c6a5c

#6e9c5c

#5c8e9c

Shades

Color #8a5c9c mixed toward black.

#734d82

#5c3d68

#452e4e

#2e1f34

#170f1a

Tints

Color #8a5c9c mixed toward white.

#9e76ae

#b191be

#c5adce

#d8c8df

#ece4ef

Tones

Color #8a5c9c mixed toward gray.

#886197

#856791

#836c8c

#817187

#7e7781

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.09:1

White text reads better on this background (5.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797890 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#7b7e8d · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#888583 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 23

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5c9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5c9c]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8a5c9c (#8a5c9c) is rgb(138, 92, 156) in RGB.

No, #8a5c9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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