#8b46bc

Color #8b46bc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 13.3 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b46bc

RGB

rgb(139, 70, 188)

HSL

hsl(275.1, 46.8%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.1, 62.8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.1%, 62.8%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(43.51, 50.09, -50.68)

LCH

lch(43.51, 71.26, 314.66)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.1825, 308.37)

HWB

hwb(275.1, 27.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#77bc46

Analogous

#5046bc

#8b46bc

#bc46b2

Triadic

#8b46bc

#bc8b46

#46bc8b

Split-complementary

#8b46bc

#b2bc46

#46bc50

Tetradic

#8b46bc

#bc4677

#77bc46

#46bc8b

Square

#8b46bc

#bc5046

#77bc46

#46b2bc

Shades

Color #8b46bc mixed toward black.

#74399e

#5d2e7e

#46225f

#2e173f

#170b20

Tints

Color #8b46bc mixed toward white.

#9e65c7

#b284d2

#c5a3dd

#d8c1e9

#ece0f4

Tones

Color #8b46bc mixed toward gray.

#8950b2

#885aa8

#86649f

#846d95

#83778b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.7:1

White text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7373a9 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#777ba4 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#899793 · ΔE 32.5

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 27.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b46bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b46bc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8b46bc (#8b46bc) is rgb(139, 70, 188) in RGB.

No, #8b46bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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