#8b31d1

Color #8b31d1

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b31d1

RGB

rgb(139, 49, 209)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 63.5%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 76.6%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 76.6%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(41.67, 64.12, -65.85)

LCH

lch(41.67, 91.91, 314.24)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.2292, 305.1)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 19.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#77d131

Analogous

#3b31d1

#8b31d1

#d131c7

Triadic

#8b31d1

#d18b31

#31d18b

Split-complementary

#8b31d1

#c7d131

#31d13b

Tetradic

#8b31d1

#d13177

#77d131

#31d18b

Square

#8b31d1

#d13b31

#77d131

#31c7d1

Shades

Color #8b31d1 mixed toward black.

#7427b0

#5d1f8d

#461869

#2e1046

#170823

Tints

Color #8b31d1 mixed toward white.

#9e53d9

#b276e0

#c598e8

#d8baf0

#ecddf7

Tones

Color #8b31d1 mixed toward gray.

#893ec4

#884cb6

#8659a9

#84669c

#83748e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.46:1

White text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fba · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#7379b4 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#88a5a0 · ΔE 37.8

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 30

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b31d1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b31d1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8b31d1 (#8b31d1) is rgb(139, 49, 209) in RGB.

No, #8b31d1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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