#8c51b1

Color #8c51b1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 13.44 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c51b1

RGB

rgb(140, 81, 177)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 38.1%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 54.2%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 54.2%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(45.13, 42.06, -41.64)

LCH

lch(45.13, 59.19, 315.29)

OKLCH

oklch(54.5%, 0.1538, 310.65)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 31.8%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#76b151

Analogous

#5c51b1

#8c51b1

#b151a6

Triadic

#8c51b1

#b18c51

#51b18c

Split-complementary

#8c51b1

#a6b151

#51b15c

Tetradic

#8c51b1

#b15176

#76b151

#51b18c

Square

#8c51b1

#b15c51

#76b151

#51a6b1

Shades

Color #8c51b1 mixed toward black.

#754394

#5e3577

#462859

#2f1b3b

#170d1e

Tints

Color #8c51b1 mixed toward white.

#9f6ebe

#b28bcb

#c6a8d8

#d9c5e5

#ece2f2

Tones

Color #8c51b1 mixed toward gray.

#8a59a9

#8861a1

#876999

#857191

#837989

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7776a0 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#7a7e9c · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#8a918e · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c51b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c51b1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8c51b1 (#8c51b1) is rgb(140, 81, 177) in RGB.

No, #8c51b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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