#8b44a4

Color #8b44a4

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b44a4

RGB

rgb(139, 68, 164)

HSL

hsl(284.4, 41.4%, 45.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.4, 58.5%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.2%, 58.5%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(41.7, 45.78, -39.42)

LCH

lch(41.7, 60.41, 319.27)

OKLCH

oklch(51.7%, 0.1598, 316.45)

HWB

hwb(284.4, 26.7%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5da444

Analogous

#5b44a4

#8b44a4

#a4448d

Triadic

#8b44a4

#a48b44

#44a48b

Split-complementary

#8b44a4

#8da444

#44a45b

Tetradic

#8b44a4

#a4445d

#5da444

#44a48b

Square

#8b44a4

#a45b44

#5da444

#448da4

Shades

Color #8b44a4 mixed toward black.

#743989

#5d2d6d

#462252

#2e1737

#170b1b

Tints

Color #8b44a4 mixed toward white.

#a25bbb

#b57cc9

#c79dd6

#dabde4

#ecdef1

Tones

Color #8b44a4 mixed toward gray.

#874c9c

#835494

#805c8c

#7c6484

#786c7c

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

#737294 · ΔE 17.9

Deuteranopia

#777b90 · ΔE 21.5

Tritanopia

#888582 · ΔE 31

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b44a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b44a4]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8b44a4 (#8b44a4) is rgb(139, 68, 164) in RGB.

No, #8b44a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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