#8a6b9c

Color #8a6b9c

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 25.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6b9c

RGB

rgb(138, 107, 156)

HSL

hsl(278, 19.8%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278, 31.4%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 31.4%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(49.88, 21.8, -21.88)

LCH

lch(49.88, 30.89, 314.9)

OKLCH

oklch(57.7%, 0.0815, 312.71)

HWB

hwb(278, 42%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d9c6b

Analogous

#726b9c

#8a6b9c

#9c6b96

Triadic

#8a6b9c

#9c8a6b

#6b9c8a

Split-complementary

#8a6b9c

#969c6b

#6b9c72

Tetradic

#8a6b9c

#9c6b7d

#7d9c6b

#6b9c8a

Square

#8a6b9c

#9c726b

#7d9c6b

#6b969c

Shades

Color #8a6b9c mixed toward black.

#735883

#5c4669

#45354f

#2e2335

#17121a

Tints

Color #8a6b9c mixed toward white.

#9e84ad

#b19cbd

#c5b5ce

#d8cede

#ece6ef

Tones

Color #8a6b9c mixed toward gray.

#896f98

#887394

#877790

#867b8c

#858088

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7d92 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#7f8290 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#898a88 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6b9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6b9c]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a6b9c (#8a6b9c) is rgb(138, 107, 156) in RGB.

No, #8a6b9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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