#8d5db5

Color #8d5db5

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.77 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8d5db5

RGB

rgb(141, 93, 181)

HSL

hsl(272.7, 37.3%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.7, 48.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(48.04, 36.6, -39.36)

LCH

lch(48.04, 53.75, 312.92)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.1391, 307.73)

HWB

hwb(272.7, 36.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85b55d

Analogous

#615db5

#8d5db5

#b55db1

Triadic

#8d5db5

#b58d5d

#5db58d

Split-complementary

#8d5db5

#b1b55d

#5db561

Tetradic

#8d5db5

#b55d85

#85b55d

#5db58d

Square

#8d5db5

#b5615d

#85b55d

#5db1b5

Shades

Color #8d5db5 mixed toward black.

#76489d

#5e397d

#472b5e

#2f1d3f

#180e1f

Tints

Color #8d5db5 mixed toward white.

#a078c1

#b393ce

#c6aeda

#d9c9e6

#ece4f3

Tones

Color #8d5db5 mixed toward gray.

#8c64ae

#8c6ca6

#8b739f

#8a7a98

#8a8290

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.37:1

White text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7ba5 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#7e81a1 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#8b9794 · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d5db5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d5db5]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8d5db5 (#8d5db5) is rgb(141, 93, 181) in RGB.

No, #8d5db5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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