#8d59cd

Color #8d59cd

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8d59cd

RGB

rgb(141, 89, 205)

HSL

hsl(266.9, 53.7%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.9, 56.6%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.2%, 56.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(48.53, 44.64, -52.46)

LCH

lch(48.53, 68.88, 310.4)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.1746, 301.84)

HWB

hwb(266.9, 34.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99cd59

Analogous

#595fcd

#8d59cd

#c759cd

Triadic

#8d59cd

#cd8d59

#59cd8d

Split-complementary

#8d59cd

#cdc759

#5fcd59

Tetradic

#8d59cd

#cd5999

#99cd59

#59cd8d

Square

#8d59cd

#cd595f

#99cd59

#59cdc7

Shades

Color #8d59cd mixed toward black.

#7439bc

#5c2d97

#452271

#2e174b

#170b26

Tints

Color #8d59cd mixed toward white.

#a075d5

#b390de

#c6ace6

#d9c8ee

#ece3f7

Tones

Color #8d59cd mixed toward gray.

#8e62c3

#8f6cba

#9076b0

#9180a6

#92899d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.44:1

White text reads better on this background (4.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a79b9 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#7d80b4 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#8ba8a3 · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d59cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d59cd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8d59cd (#8d59cd) is rgb(141, 89, 205) in RGB.

No, #8d59cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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