#8d74b2

Color #8d74b2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.53 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8d74b2

RGB

rgb(141, 116, 178)

HSL

hsl(264.2, 28.7%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.2, 34.8%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 34.8%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(53.35, 22.56, -29.3)

LCH

lch(53.35, 36.98, 307.6)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0958, 302.16)

HWB

hwb(264.2, 45.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b274

Analogous

#747ab2

#8d74b2

#ac74b2

Triadic

#8d74b2

#b28d74

#74b28d

Split-complementary

#8d74b2

#b2ac74

#7ab274

Tetradic

#8d74b2

#b27499

#99b274

#74b28d

Square

#8d74b2

#b2747a

#99b274

#74b2ac

Shades

Color #8d74b2 mixed toward black.

#74579e

#5c467e

#45345f

#2e233f

#171120

Tints

Color #8d74b2 mixed toward white.

#a08bbf

#b3a2cc

#c6b9d8

#d9d1e5

#ece8f2

Tones

Color #8d74b2 mixed toward gray.

#8e79ad

#8f7ea8

#9083a2

#91899d

#928e98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8383a6 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#8486a3 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#8c9b99 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 21.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d74b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d74b2]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#8d74b2 (#8d74b2) is rgb(141, 116, 178) in RGB.

No, #8d74b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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