#8a70a7

Color #8a70a7

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 24.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8a70a7

RGB

rgb(138, 112, 167)

HSL

hsl(268.4, 23.8%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.4, 32.9%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 32.9%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(51.59, 21.36, -25.68)

LCH

lch(51.59, 33.4, 309.75)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.0869, 305.54)

HWB

hwb(268.4, 43.9%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8da770

Analogous

#7071a7

#8a70a7

#a670a7

Triadic

#8a70a7

#a78a70

#70a78a

Split-complementary

#8a70a7

#a7a670

#71a770

Tetradic

#8a70a7

#a7708d

#8da770

#70a78a

Square

#8a70a7

#a77071

#8da770

#70a7a6

Shades

Color #8a70a7 mixed toward black.

#735990

#5c4773

#453556

#2e233a

#17121d

Tints

Color #8a70a7 mixed toward white.

#9e88b6

#b1a0c4

#c5b7d3

#d8cfe2

#ece7f0

Tones

Color #8a70a7 mixed toward gray.

#8a75a2

#8b799e

#8b7e99

#8b8295

#8b8790

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#807f9c · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#818399 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#899290 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a70a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a70a7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a70a7 (#8a70a7) is rgb(138, 112, 167) in RGB.

No, #8a70a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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