#8b2ca2

Color #8b2ca2

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-800 #8a0194 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b2ca2

RGB

rgb(139, 44, 162)

HSL

hsl(288.3, 57.3%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.3, 72.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 72.8%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(37.66, 56.2, -44.66)

LCH

lch(37.66, 71.78, 321.53)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.191, 319.01)

HWB

hwb(288.3, 17.3%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#43a22c

Analogous

#502ca2

#8b2ca2

#a22c7e

Triadic

#8b2ca2

#a28b2c

#2ca28b

Split-complementary

#8b2ca2

#7ea22c

#2ca250

Tetradic

#8b2ca2

#a22c43

#43a22c

#2ca28b

Square

#8b2ca2

#a2502c

#43a22c

#2c7ea2

Shades

Color #8b2ca2 mixed toward black.

#742587

#5d1d6c

#461651

#2e0f36

#17071b

Tints

Color #8b2ca2 mixed toward white.

#ad38c9

#bd60d4

#ce87df

#deafe9

#efd7f4

Tones

Color #8b2ca2 mixed toward gray.

#853698

#7f408e

#794a85

#73537b

#6d5d71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6e90 · ΔE 21.3

Deuteranopia

#73788c · ΔE 24.7

Tritanopia

#88807c · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b2ca2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b2ca2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8b2ca2 (#8b2ca2) is rgb(139, 44, 162) in RGB.

No, #8b2ca2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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