#8a5eab

Color #8a5eab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.77 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5eab

RGB

rgb(138, 94, 171)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 31.4%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 45%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 45%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(47.43, 32.81, -34.5)

LCH

lch(47.43, 47.61, 313.56)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.124, 309.27)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 36.9%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7fab5e

Analogous

#645eab

#8a5eab

#ab5ea6

Triadic

#8a5eab

#ab8a5e

#5eab8a

Split-complementary

#8a5eab

#a6ab5e

#5eab64

Tetradic

#8a5eab

#ab5e7f

#7fab5e

#5eab8a

Square

#8a5eab

#ab645e

#7fab5e

#5ea6ab

Shades

Color #8a5eab mixed toward black.

#734c91

#5c3d74

#452d57

#2e1e3a

#170f1d

Tints

Color #8a5eab mixed toward white.

#9e79b9

#b194c7

#c5afd5

#d8c9e3

#ece4f1

Tones

Color #8a5eab mixed toward gray.

#8965a5

#886b9e

#877198

#867891

#867e8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.27:1

White text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79799d · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#7c7f99 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#88908d · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5eab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5eab]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a5eab (#8a5eab) is rgb(138, 94, 171) in RGB.

No, #8a5eab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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