#8c0dca

Color #8c0dca

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 5.21 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c0dca

RGB

rgb(140, 13, 202)

HSL

hsl(280.3, 87.9%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.3, 93.6%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.7%, 93.6%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(38.07, 72.14, -67.66)

LCH

lch(38.07, 98.9, 316.84)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.2479, 309.01)

HWB

hwb(280.3, 5.1%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4bca0d

Analogous

#2d0dca

#8c0dca

#ca0daa

Triadic

#8c0dca

#ca8c0d

#0dca8c

Split-complementary

#8c0dca

#aaca0d

#0dca2d

Tetradic

#8c0dca

#ca0d4b

#4bca0d

#0dca8c

Square

#8c0dca

#ca2d0d

#4bca0d

#0daaca

Shades

Color #8c0dca mixed toward black.

#750ba8

#5d0987

#460765

#2f0443

#170222

Tints

Color #8c0dca mixed toward white.

#a918f0

#ba46f3

#cc75f6

#dda3f9

#eed1fc

Tones

Color #8c0dca mixed toward gray.

#871dba

#812dab

#7c3c9b

#764c8b

#715c7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6bb3 · ΔE 19.9

Deuteranopia

#7177ac · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#899d98 · ΔE 39.2

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 30.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c0dca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c0dca]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8c0dca (#8c0dca) is rgb(140, 13, 202) in RGB.

No, #8c0dca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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