#8a7bd4

Color #8a7bd4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.34 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a7bd4

RGB

rgb(138, 123, 212)

HSL

hsl(250.1, 50.9%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(250.1, 42%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.9%, 42%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(56.41, 26.21, -43.92)

LCH

lch(56.41, 51.15, 300.83)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.1312, 289.87)

HWB

hwb(250.1, 48.2%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5d47b

Analogous

#7b99d4

#8a7bd4

#b77bd4

Triadic

#8a7bd4

#d48a7b

#7bd48a

Split-complementary

#8a7bd4

#d4b77b

#99d47b

Tetradic

#8a7bd4

#d47bc5

#c5d47b

#7bd48a

Square

#8a7bd4

#d47b99

#c5d47b

#7bd4b7

Shades

Color #8a7bd4 mixed toward black.

#6551c6

#4a37a9

#37297e

#251b54

#120e2a

Tints

Color #8a7bd4 mixed toward white.

#9e91db

#b1a7e2

#c5bdea

#d8d3f1

#ece9f8

Tones

Color #8a7bd4 mixed toward gray.

#8f82cd

#948ac5

#9991be

#9e99b6

#a3a0af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8484c3 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#8586bf · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#89b4b1 · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a7bd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a7bd4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8a7bd4 (#8a7bd4) is rgb(138, 123, 212) in RGB.

No, #8a7bd4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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