#8a6cc3

Color #8a6cc3

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.17 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6cc3

RGB

rgb(138, 108, 195)

HSL

hsl(260.7, 42%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.7, 44.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.2%, 44.6%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(51.91, 30.55, -41.35)

LCH

lch(51.91, 51.41, 306.46)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.1315, 298.22)

HWB

hwb(260.7, 42.4%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5c36c

Analogous

#6c79c3

#8a6cc3

#b56cc3

Triadic

#8a6cc3

#c38a6c

#6cc38a

Split-complementary

#8a6cc3

#c3b56c

#79c36c

Tetradic

#8a6cc3

#c36ca5

#a5c36c

#6cc38a

Square

#8a6cc3

#c36c79

#a5c36c

#6cc3b5

Shades

Color #8a6cc3 mixed toward black.

#6e49b3

#583b8f

#422c6c

#2c1d48

#160f24

Tints

Color #8a6cc3 mixed toward white.

#9d84cd

#b19dd7

#c4b5e1

#d8ceeb

#ebe6f5

Tones

Color #8a6cc3 mixed toward gray.

#8c73bc

#8e7ab4

#9182ad

#9389a6

#95909f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.01:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7eb3 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#8082af · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#89a5a1 · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6cc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6cc3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#8a6cc3 (#8a6cc3) is rgb(138, 108, 195) in RGB.

No, #8a6cc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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