#8b78b2

Color #8b78b2

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.93 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8b78b2

RGB

rgb(139, 120, 178)

HSL

hsl(259.7, 27.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.7, 32.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 32.6%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(54.17, 19.59, -28.04)

LCH

lch(54.17, 34.21, 304.94)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0884, 298.8)

HWB

hwb(259.7, 47.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb278

Analogous

#7882b2

#8b78b2

#a878b2

Triadic

#8b78b2

#b28b78

#78b28b

Split-complementary

#8b78b2

#b2a878

#82b278

Tetradic

#8b78b2

#b2789f

#9fb278

#78b28b

Square

#8b78b2

#b27882

#9fb278

#78b2a8

Shades

Color #8b78b2 mixed toward black.

#705a9e

#5a487e

#43365f

#2d243f

#161220

Tints

Color #8b78b2 mixed toward white.

#9e8ebf

#b2a5cc

#c5bbd8

#d8d2e5

#ece8f2

Tones

Color #8b78b2 mixed toward gray.

#8d7dad

#8e82a8

#9086a3

#928b9f

#93909a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383a6 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#8486a3 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#8a9c9a · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b78b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b78b2]

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

#8b78b2 (#8b78b2) is rgb(139, 120, 178) in RGB.

No, #8b78b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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