#8c60b1

Color #8c60b1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.45 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8c60b1

RGB

rgb(140, 96, 177)

HSL

hsl(272.6, 34.2%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.6, 45.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 45.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(48.41, 33.66, -36.46)

LCH

lch(48.41, 49.62, 312.71)

OKLCH

oklch(56.9%, 0.1287, 307.87)

HWB

hwb(272.6, 37.6%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85b160

Analogous

#6360b1

#8c60b1

#b160ad

Triadic

#8c60b1

#b18c60

#60b18c

Split-complementary

#8c60b1

#adb160

#60b163

Tetradic

#8c60b1

#b16085

#85b160

#60b18c

Square

#8c60b1

#b16360

#85b160

#60adb1

Shades

Color #8c60b1 mixed toward black.

#754b99

#5e3c7a

#462d5c

#2f1e3d

#170f1f

Tints

Color #8c60b1 mixed toward white.

#9f7abe

#b295cb

#c5afd8

#d9cae5

#ece4f2

Tones

Color #8c60b1 mixed toward gray.

#8b67aa

#8b6da3

#8a749d

#8a7b96

#89828f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.42:1

White text reads better on this background (4.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7ba2 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#7e819e · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#8a9592 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c60b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c60b1]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8c60b1 (#8c60b1) is rgb(140, 96, 177) in RGB.

No, #8c60b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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