#8b6aad

Color #8b6aad

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 22.19 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6aad

RGB

rgb(139, 106, 173)

HSL

hsl(269.6, 29%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.6, 38.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.7%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(50.47, 26.61, -30.9)

LCH

lch(50.47, 40.78, 310.73)

OKLCH

oklch(58.4%, 0.106, 306.02)

HWB

hwb(269.6, 41.6%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cad6a

Analogous

#6a6aad

#8b6aad

#ad6aad

Triadic

#8b6aad

#ad8b6a

#6aad8b

Split-complementary

#8b6aad

#adad6a

#6aad6a

Tetradic

#8b6aad

#ad6a8c

#8cad6a

#6aad8b

Square

#8b6aad

#ad6a6a

#8cad6a

#6aadad

Shades

Color #8b6aad mixed toward black.

#745396

#5d4278

#45325a

#2e213c

#17111e

Tints

Color #8b6aad mixed toward white.

#9e83bb

#b29cc8

#c5b4d6

#d8cde4

#ece6f1

Tones

Color #8b6aad mixed toward gray.

#8b70a7

#8b75a2

#8b7b9c

#8b8097

#8b8691

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7ea0 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#80829d · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#8a9592 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6aad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6aad]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8b6aad (#8b6aad) is rgb(139, 106, 173) in RGB.

No, #8b6aad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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