#8a78b1

Color #8a78b1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 23.6 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a78b1

RGB

rgb(138, 120, 177)

HSL

hsl(258.9, 26.8%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.9, 32.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22%, 32.2%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(54.04, 19.03, -27.68)

LCH

lch(54.04, 33.59, 304.51)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0869, 298.31)

HWB

hwb(258.9, 47.1%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb178

Analogous

#7882b1

#8a78b1

#a678b1

Triadic

#8a78b1

#b18a78

#78b18a

Split-complementary

#8a78b1

#b1a678

#82b178

Tetradic

#8a78b1

#b1789f

#9fb178

#78b18a

Square

#8a78b1

#b17882

#9fb178

#78b1a6

Shades

Color #8a78b1 mixed toward black.

#6f5b9d

#59487d

#43365e

#2d243f

#16121f

Tints

Color #8a78b1 mixed toward white.

#9d8ebe

#b1a5cb

#c4bbd8

#d8d2e5

#ebe8f2

Tones

Color #8a78b1 mixed toward gray.

#8c7dac

#8d81a7

#8f86a3

#918b9e

#939099

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8382a5 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#8485a3 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#899c99 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a78b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a78b1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8a78b1 (#8a78b1) is rgb(138, 120, 177) in RGB.

No, #8a78b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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