#8b6fb7

Color #8b6fb7

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 19.48 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6fb7

RGB

rgb(139, 111, 183)

HSL

hsl(263.3, 33.3%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.3, 39.3%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24%, 39.3%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(52.15, 26.09, -34.07)

LCH

lch(52.15, 42.91, 307.44)

OKLCH

oklch(59.8%, 0.1106, 301.02)

HWB

hwb(263.3, 43.5%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb76f

Analogous

#6f77b7

#8b6fb7

#af6fb7

Triadic

#8b6fb7

#b78b6f

#6fb78b

Split-complementary

#8b6fb7

#b7af6f

#77b76f

Tetradic

#8b6fb7

#b76f9b

#9bb76f

#6fb78b

Square

#8b6fb7

#b76f77

#9bb76f

#6fb7af

Shades

Color #8b6fb7 mixed toward black.

#7152a3

#5b4183

#443162

#2d2141

#171021

Tints

Color #8b6fb7 mixed toward white.

#9e87c3

#b29fcf

#c5b7db

#d8cfe7

#ece7f3

Tones

Color #8b6fb7 mixed toward gray.

#8c75b1

#8e7bab

#8f81a5

#90879f

#928d99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080a9 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#8183a6 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#8a9d9a · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 22.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6fb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6fb7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b6fb7 (#8b6fb7) is rgb(139, 111, 183) in RGB.

No, #8b6fb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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