#8a6dbe

Color #8a6dbe

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.47 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6dbe

RGB

rgb(138, 109, 190)

HSL

hsl(261.5, 38.4%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.5, 42.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.4%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(51.9, 28.7, -38.5)

LCH

lch(51.9, 48.02, 306.7)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.1232, 299.14)

HWB

hwb(261.5, 42.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1be6d

Analogous

#6d78be

#8a6dbe

#b26dbe

Triadic

#8a6dbe

#be8a6d

#6dbe8a

Split-complementary

#8a6dbe

#beb26d

#78be6d

Tetradic

#8a6dbe

#be6da1

#a1be6d

#6dbe8a

Square

#8a6dbe

#be6d78

#a1be6d

#6dbeb2

Shades

Color #8a6dbe mixed toward black.

#6f4dac

#593d8a

#432e67

#2c1f45

#160f22

Tints

Color #8a6dbe mixed toward white.

#9d85c9

#b19ed4

#c4b6de

#d8cee9

#ebe7f4

Tones

Color #8a6dbe mixed toward gray.

#8c74b7

#8e7ab0

#9081aa

#9288a3

#948f9c

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

#7e7eaf · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#8082ab · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#89a19e · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6dbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6dbe]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Indigo #4b0082

Frequently asked questions

#8a6dbe (#8a6dbe) is rgb(138, 109, 190) in RGB.

No, #8a6dbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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