#8a6dac

Color #8a6dac

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6dac

RGB

rgb(138, 109, 172)

HSL

hsl(267.6, 27.5%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.6, 36.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 36.6%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(51.06, 24.3, -29.41)

LCH

lch(51.06, 38.15, 309.57)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.099, 304.67)

HWB

hwb(267.6, 42.7%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fac6d

Analogous

#6d70ac

#8a6dac

#a96dac

Triadic

#8a6dac

#ac8a6d

#6dac8a

Split-complementary

#8a6dac

#aca96d

#70ac6d

Tetradic

#8a6dac

#ac6d8f

#8fac6d

#6dac8a

Square

#8a6dac

#ac6d70

#8fac6d

#6daca9

Shades

Color #8a6dac mixed toward black.

#735595

#5c4477

#45335a

#2e223c

#17111e

Tints

Color #8a6dac mixed toward white.

#9d85ba

#b19ec8

#c4b6d5

#d8cee3

#ebe7f1

Tones

Color #8a6dac mixed toward gray.

#8a72a7

#8b78a1

#8b7d9c

#8c8297

#8c8792

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7ea0 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#80829c · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#899592 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6dac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6dac]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a6dac (#8a6dac) is rgb(138, 109, 172) in RGB.

No, #8a6dac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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