#8b00c0

Color #8b00c0

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 8.21 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#8b00c0

RGB

rgb(139, 0, 192)

HSL

hsl(283.4, 100%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.4, 100%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.6%, 100%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(36.55, 71.69, -64.31)

LCH

lch(36.55, 96.31, 318.11)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.244, 311.53)

HWB

hwb(283.4, 0%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#35c000

Analogous

#2b00c0

#8b00c0

#c00095

Triadic

#8b00c0

#c08b00

#00c08b

Split-complementary

#8b00c0

#95c000

#00c02b

Tetradic

#8b00c0

#c00035

#35c000

#00c08b

Square

#8b00c0

#c02b00

#35c000

#0095c0

Shades

Color #8b00c0 mixed toward black.

#7400a0

#5c0080

#450060

#2e0040

#170020

Tints

Color #8b00c0 mixed toward white.

#b100f5

#c42bff

#d360ff

#e295ff

#f0caff

Tones

Color #8b00c0 mixed toward gray.

#8410b0

#7c20a0

#753090

#6e4080

#675070

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.86:1

White text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6aaa · ΔE 20.9

Deuteranopia

#7076a4 · ΔE 25.1

Tritanopia

#88958f · ΔE 39.7

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 30.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b00c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b00c0]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8b00c0 (#8b00c0) is rgb(139, 0, 192) in RGB.

No, #8b00c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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