#8b00a7

Color #8b00a7

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 11.71 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b00a7

RGB

rgb(139, 0, 167)

HSL

hsl(289.9, 100%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.9, 100%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 100%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(34.56, 67.18, -52.67)

LCH

lch(34.56, 85.37, 321.9)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.2254, 318.76)

HWB

hwb(289.9, 0%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1ca700

Analogous

#3700a7

#8b00a7

#a7006f

Triadic

#8b00a7

#a78b00

#00a78b

Split-complementary

#8b00a7

#6fa700

#00a737

Tetradic

#8b00a7

#a7001c

#1ca700

#00a78b

Square

#8b00a7

#a73700

#1ca700

#006fa7

Shades

Color #8b00a7 mixed toward black.

#74008b

#5c006f

#450053

#2e0038

#17001c

Tints

Color #8b00a7 mixed toward white.

#ba00e0

#d81aff

#e253ff

#ec8dff

#f5c6ff

Tones

Color #8b00a7 mixed toward gray.

#810e99

#781c8b

#6f2a7d

#66386f

#5d4561

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.66:1

White text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6a93 · ΔE 23.1

Deuteranopia

#70768e · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#88817c · ΔE 36.9

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 29.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b00a7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b00a7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8b00a7 (#8b00a7) is rgb(139, 0, 167) in RGB.

No, #8b00a7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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