#8b7ad4

Color #8b7ad4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.46 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7ad4

RGB

rgb(139, 122, 212)

HSL

hsl(251.3, 51.1%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.3, 42.5%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.4%, 42.5%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(56.25, 27.07, -44.17)

LCH

lch(56.25, 51.81, 301.5)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.1327, 290.78)

HWB

hwb(251.3, 47.8%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3d47a

Analogous

#7a96d4

#8b7ad4

#b87ad4

Triadic

#8b7ad4

#d48b7a

#7ad48b

Split-complementary

#8b7ad4

#d4b87a

#96d47a

Tetradic

#8b7ad4

#d47ac3

#c3d47a

#7ad48b

Square

#8b7ad4

#d47a96

#c3d47a

#7ad4b8

Shades

Color #8b7ad4 mixed toward black.

#6650c6

#4c36a8

#39297e

#261b54

#130e2a

Tints

Color #8b7ad4 mixed toward white.

#9e90db

#b2a6e2

#c5bde9

#d8d3f1

#ece9f8

Tones

Color #8b7ad4 mixed toward gray.

#9082cc

#9489c5

#9991be

#9e98b6

#a2a0af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8484c3 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#8586bf · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#8ab4b1 · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7ad4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7ad4]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8b7ad4 (#8b7ad4) is rgb(139, 122, 212) in RGB.

No, #8b7ad4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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