#8b44bb

Color #8b44bb

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 13.44 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b44bb

RGB

rgb(139, 68, 187)

HSL

hsl(275.8, 46.7%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.8, 63.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 63.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(43.08, 50.86, -50.79)

LCH

lch(43.08, 71.88, 315.04)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.1843, 308.9)

HWB

hwb(275.8, 26.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74bb44

Analogous

#4f44bb

#8b44bb

#bb44b0

Triadic

#8b44bb

#bb8b44

#44bb8b

Split-complementary

#8b44bb

#b0bb44

#44bb4f

Tetradic

#8b44bb

#bb4474

#74bb44

#44bb8b

Square

#8b44bb

#bb4f44

#74bb44

#44b0bb

Shades

Color #8b44bb mixed toward black.

#74399c

#5d2d7d

#46225e

#2e173e

#170b1f

Tints

Color #8b44bb mixed toward white.

#9e63c6

#b282d2

#c5a1dd

#d8c1e8

#ece0f4

Tones

Color #8b44bb mixed toward gray.

#894eb1

#8758a7

#85629d

#836c93

#817689

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.64:1

White text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7372a8 · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#777ba3 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#889692 · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b44bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b44bb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8b44bb (#8b44bb) is rgb(139, 68, 187) in RGB.

No, #8b44bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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