#8b73c2

Color #8b73c2

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.91 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b73c2

RGB

rgb(139, 115, 194)

HSL

hsl(258.2, 39.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.2, 40.7%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 40.7%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(53.65, 26.49, -38.04)

LCH

lch(53.65, 46.35, 304.85)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.119, 296.72)

HWB

hwb(258.2, 45.1%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aac273

Analogous

#7383c2

#8b73c2

#b273c2

Triadic

#8b73c2

#c28b73

#73c28b

Split-complementary

#8b73c2

#c2b273

#83c273

Tetradic

#8b73c2

#c273aa

#aac273

#73c28b

Square

#8b73c2

#c27383

#aac273

#73c2b2

Shades

Color #8b73c2 mixed toward black.

#6d4fb2

#573f90

#412f6c

#2c1f48

#161024

Tints

Color #8b73c2 mixed toward white.

#9e8acc

#b2a2d6

#c5b9e1

#d8d0eb

#ece8f5

Tones

Color #8b73c2 mixed toward gray.

#8e7abb

#9080b5

#9387ae

#958da8

#9894a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181b3 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#8384af · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#8aa6a3 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b73c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b73c2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8b73c2 (#8b73c2) is rgb(139, 115, 194) in RGB.

No, #8b73c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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