#8b72bf

Color #8b72bf

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.91 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b72bf

RGB

rgb(139, 114, 191)

HSL

hsl(259.5, 37.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.5, 40.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 40.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(53.26, 26.32, -36.93)

LCH

lch(53.26, 45.35, 305.48)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.1165, 297.77)

HWB

hwb(259.5, 44.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6bf72

Analogous

#727fbf

#8b72bf

#b272bf

Triadic

#8b72bf

#bf8b72

#72bf8b

Split-complementary

#8b72bf

#bfb272

#7fbf72

Tetradic

#8b72bf

#bf72a6

#a6bf72

#72bf8b

Square

#8b72bf

#bf727f

#a6bf72

#72bfb2

Shades

Color #8b72bf mixed toward black.

#6e4faf

#583f8c

#423069

#2c2046

#161023

Tints

Color #8b72bf mixed toward white.

#9e89ca

#b2a1d4

#c5b8df

#d8d0ea

#ece7f4

Tones

Color #8b72bf mixed toward gray.

#8d78b9

#8f7fb2

#9285ac

#948ca5

#96929f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181b0 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#8284ac · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#8aa3a0 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b72bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b72bf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8b72bf (#8b72bf) is rgb(139, 114, 191) in RGB.

No, #8b72bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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