#8a6aaf

Color #8a6aaf

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 21.09 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 13.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6aaf

RGB

rgb(138, 106, 175)

HSL

hsl(267.8, 30.1%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.8, 39.4%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 39.4%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(50.46, 26.78, -32.09)

LCH

lch(50.46, 41.8, 309.85)

OKLCH

oklch(58.4%, 0.1083, 304.61)

HWB

hwb(267.8, 41.6%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8faf6a

Analogous

#6a6daf

#8a6aaf

#ac6aaf

Triadic

#8a6aaf

#af8a6a

#6aaf8a

Split-complementary

#8a6aaf

#afac6a

#6daf6a

Tetradic

#8a6aaf

#af6a8f

#8faf6a

#6aaf8a

Square

#8a6aaf

#af6a6d

#8faf6a

#6aafac

Shades

Color #8a6aaf mixed toward black.

#735298

#5c417a

#45315b

#2e213d

#17101e

Tints

Color #8a6aaf mixed toward white.

#9d83bc

#b19cca

#c4b5d7

#d8cde4

#ebe6f2

Tones

Color #8a6aaf mixed toward gray.

#8a70a9

#8b76a3

#8b7b9e

#8c8198

#8c8792

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7da2 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#7f819e · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#899693 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6aaf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6aaf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a6aaf (#8a6aaf) is rgb(138, 106, 175) in RGB.

No, #8a6aaf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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