#8b3ca2

Color #8b3ca2

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b3ca2

RGB

rgb(139, 60, 162)

HSL

hsl(286.5, 45.9%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.5, 63%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 63%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(40.13, 49.3, -40.71)

LCH

lch(40.13, 63.94, 320.45)

OKLCH

oklch(50.5%, 0.1698, 317.91)

HWB

hwb(286.5, 23.5%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53a23c

Analogous

#583ca2

#8b3ca2

#a23c86

Triadic

#8b3ca2

#a28b3c

#3ca28b

Split-complementary

#8b3ca2

#86a23c

#3ca258

Tetradic

#8b3ca2

#a23c53

#53a23c

#3ca28b

Square

#8b3ca2

#a2583c

#53a23c

#3c86a2

Shades

Color #8b3ca2 mixed toward black.

#743287

#5d286c

#451e51

#2e1436

#170a1b

Tints

Color #8b3ca2 mixed toward white.

#a550be

#b773cb

#c996d8

#dbb9e5

#eddcf2

Tones

Color #8b3ca2 mixed toward gray.

#864499

#824d91

#7d5588

#785e80

#746677

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.27:1

White text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#717191 · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#757a8d · ΔE 22.8

Tritanopia

#88827f · ΔE 31.1

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 26.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b3ca2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b3ca2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8b3ca2 (#8b3ca2) is rgb(139, 60, 162) in RGB.

No, #8b3ca2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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