#8c73bf

Color #8c73bf

A muted light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.49 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8c73bf

RGB

rgb(140, 115, 191)

HSL

hsl(259.7, 37.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.7, 39.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 39.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(53.6, 26.02, -36.39)

LCH

lch(53.6, 44.74, 305.57)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.115, 298.06)

HWB

hwb(259.7, 45.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6bf73

Analogous

#7380bf

#8c73bf

#b273bf

Triadic

#8c73bf

#bf8c73

#73bf8c

Split-complementary

#8c73bf

#bfb273

#80bf73

Tetradic

#8c73bf

#bf73a6

#a6bf73

#73bf8c

Square

#8c73bf

#bf7380

#a6bf73

#73bfb2

Shades

Color #8c73bf mixed toward black.

#6f50af

#59408c

#433069

#2c2046

#161023

Tints

Color #8c73bf mixed toward white.

#9f8aca

#b2a2d4

#c5b9df

#d9d0ea

#ece8f4

Tones

Color #8c73bf mixed toward gray.

#8e79b9

#9080b2

#9286ac

#958ca6

#97939f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282b0 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#8385ad · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#8ba4a1 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c73bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c73bf]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8c73bf (#8c73bf) is rgb(140, 115, 191) in RGB.

No, #8c73bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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