#8c6bce

Color #8c6bce

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 4.76 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c6bce

RGB

rgb(140, 107, 206)

HSL

hsl(260, 50.3%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 48.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32%, 48.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(52.45, 34.49, -46.78)

LCH

lch(52.45, 58.12, 306.4)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.148, 297.14)

HWB

hwb(260, 42%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adce6b

Analogous

#6b7cce

#8c6bce

#be6bce

Triadic

#8c6bce

#ce8c6b

#6bce8c

Split-complementary

#8c6bce

#cebe6b

#7cce6b

Tetradic

#8c6bce

#ce6bad

#adce6b

#6bce8c

Square

#8c6bce

#ce6b7c

#adce6b

#6bcebe

Shades

Color #8c6bce mixed toward black.

#6e44c1

#57349d

#412776

#2b1a4e

#160d27

Tints

Color #8c6bce mixed toward white.

#9f84d6

#b29cde

#c6b5e7

#d9ceef

#ece6f7

Tones

Color #8c6bce mixed toward gray.

#8f73c6

#927cbe

#9484b5

#978cad

#9a94a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fbc · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#8183b7 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#8baca8 · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c6bce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c6bce]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#8c6bce (#8c6bce) is rgb(140, 107, 206) in RGB.

No, #8c6bce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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