#8d00cf

Color #8d00cf

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 2.12 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8d00cf

RGB

rgb(141, 0, 207)

HSL

hsl(280.9, 100%, 40.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.9, 100%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.9%, 100%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(38.14, 74.76, -70.45)

LCH

lch(38.14, 102.72, 316.7)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.256, 308.39)

HWB

hwb(280.9, 0%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42cf00

Analogous

#2600cf

#8d00cf

#cf00a9

Triadic

#8d00cf

#cf8d00

#00cf8d

Split-complementary

#8d00cf

#a9cf00

#00cf26

Tetradic

#8d00cf

#cf0042

#42cf00

#00cf8d

Square

#8d00cf

#cf2600

#42cf00

#00a9cf

Shades

Color #8d00cf mixed toward black.

#7600ad

#5e008a

#470068

#2f0045

#180023

Tints

Color #8d00cf mixed toward white.

#af03ff

#bf35ff

#cf68ff

#df9aff

#efcdff

Tones

Color #8d00cf mixed toward gray.

#8711be

#8123ad

#7a349b

#74458a

#6e5679

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6cb7 · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#7178b0 · ΔE 24.5

Tritanopia

#8aa09b · ΔE 39.9

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 31

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d00cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d00cf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8d00cf (#8d00cf) is rgb(141, 0, 207) in RGB.

No, #8d00cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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