#8c38b2

Color #8c38b2

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8c38b2

RGB

rgb(140, 56, 178)

HSL

hsl(281.3, 52.1%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.3, 68.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 68.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(40.6, 54.72, -49.47)

LCH

lch(40.6, 73.77, 317.88)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.1916, 313.31)

HWB

hwb(281.3, 22%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5eb238

Analogous

#4f38b2

#8c38b2

#b2389b

Triadic

#8c38b2

#b28c38

#38b28c

Split-complementary

#8c38b2

#9bb238

#38b24f

Tetradic

#8c38b2

#b2385e

#5eb238

#38b28c

Square

#8c38b2

#b24f38

#5eb238

#389bb2

Shades

Color #8c38b2 mixed toward black.

#752f94

#5d2577

#461c59

#2f133b

#17091e

Tints

Color #8c38b2 mixed toward white.

#a350c8

#b573d3

#c896de

#dab9e9

#eddcf4

Tones

Color #8c38b2 mixed toward gray.

#8842a8

#844c9e

#815794

#7d6189

#796b7f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.32:1

White text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71719f · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#757a9a · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#898e8a · ΔE 34.4

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 27.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c38b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c38b2]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8c38b2 (#8c38b2) is rgb(140, 56, 178) in RGB.

No, #8c38b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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