#8a5da8

Color #8a5da8

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.99 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5da8

RGB

rgb(138, 93, 168)

HSL

hsl(276, 30.1%, 51.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 44.6%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 44.6%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(47.05, 32.7, -33.33)

LCH

lch(47.05, 46.69, 314.45)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.122, 310.61)

HWB

hwb(276, 36.5%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ba85d

Analogous

#655da8

#8a5da8

#a85da1

Triadic

#8a5da8

#a88a5d

#5da88a

Split-complementary

#8a5da8

#a1a85d

#5da865

Tetradic

#8a5da8

#a85d7b

#7ba85d

#5da88a

Square

#8a5da8

#a8655d

#7ba85d

#5da1a8

Shades

Color #8a5da8 mixed toward black.

#734c8e

#5c3d71

#452e55

#2e1e39

#170f1c

Tints

Color #8a5da8 mixed toward white.

#9e78b7

#b193c5

#c5aed4

#d8c9e2

#ece4f1

Tones

Color #8a5da8 mixed toward gray.

#8963a2

#886a9c

#867095

#85768f

#847c89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.21:1

White text reads better on this background (4.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79799a · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#7c7f96 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#888e8b · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5da8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5da8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a5da8 (#8a5da8) is rgb(138, 93, 168) in RGB.

No, #8a5da8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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