#8a7ade

Color #8a7ade

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7ade

RGB

rgb(138, 122, 222)

HSL

hsl(249.6, 60.2%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(249.6, 45%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.8%, 45%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(56.68, 29.5, -49.12)

LCH

lch(56.68, 57.3, 300.99)

OKLCH

oklch(63.8%, 0.1465, 288.92)

HWB

hwb(249.6, 47.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cede7a

Analogous

#7a9cde

#8a7ade

#bc7ade

Triadic

#8a7ade

#de8a7a

#7ade8a

Split-complementary

#8a7ade

#debc7a

#9cde7a

Tetradic

#8a7ade

#de7ace

#cede7a

#7ade8a

Square

#8a7ade

#de7a9c

#cede7a

#7adebc

Shades

Color #8a7ade mixed toward black.

#624cd3

#442eb8

#33228a

#22175c

#110b2e

Tints

Color #8a7ade mixed toward white.

#9e90e4

#b1a6e9

#c5bdef

#d8d3f4

#ece9fa

Tones

Color #8a7ade mixed toward gray.

#9083d6

#968bcd

#9b93c5

#a19bbd

#a6a4b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383cc · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#8485c7 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#89bbb7 · ΔE 31.6

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7ade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7ade]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a7ade (#8a7ade) is rgb(138, 122, 222) in RGB.

No, #8a7ade is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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