#8b70b8

Color #8b70b8

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 19.53 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8b70b8

RGB

rgb(139, 112, 184)

HSL

hsl(262.5, 33.6%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.5, 39.1%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 39.1%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(52.44, 25.75, -34.19)

LCH

lch(52.44, 42.8, 306.99)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.1103, 300.38)

HWB

hwb(262.5, 43.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db870

Analogous

#7079b8

#8b70b8

#af70b8

Triadic

#8b70b8

#b88b70

#70b88b

Split-complementary

#8b70b8

#b8af70

#79b870

Tetradic

#8b70b8

#b8709d

#9db870

#70b88b

Square

#8b70b8

#b87079

#9db870

#70b8af

Shades

Color #8b70b8 mixed toward black.

#7152a5

#5a4184

#443163

#2d2142

#171021

Tints

Color #8b70b8 mixed toward white.

#9e88c4

#b2a0d0

#c5b7db

#d8cfe7

#ece7f3

Tones

Color #8b70b8 mixed toward gray.

#8c76b2

#8e7cac

#8f82a6

#9188a0

#928e9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080aa · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#8284a7 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#8a9e9b · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b70b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b70b8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#8b70b8 (#8b70b8) is rgb(139, 112, 184) in RGB.

No, #8b70b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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