#8d79b8

Color #8d79b8

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.33 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8d79b8

RGB

rgb(141, 121, 184)

HSL

hsl(259, 30.7%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259, 34.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.4%, 34.2%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(54.86, 21.08, -30.4)

LCH

lch(54.86, 36.99, 304.74)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.0955, 298.17)

HWB

hwb(259, 47.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4b879

Analogous

#7985b8

#8d79b8

#ac79b8

Triadic

#8d79b8

#b88d79

#79b88d

Split-complementary

#8d79b8

#b8ac79

#85b879

Tetradic

#8d79b8

#b879a4

#a4b879

#79b88d

Square

#8d79b8

#b87985

#a4b879

#79b8ac

Shades

Color #8d79b8 mixed toward black.

#7158a6

#5a4685

#443564

#2d2342

#171221

Tints

Color #8d79b8 mixed toward white.

#a08fc4

#b3a6d0

#c6bcdb

#d9d2e7

#ece9f3

Tones

Color #8d79b8 mixed toward gray.

#8f7eb3

#9184ad

#9389a8

#958ea3

#97939e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8585ab · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#8687a8 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#8ca19e · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d79b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d79b8]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8d79b8 (#8d79b8) is rgb(141, 121, 184) in RGB.

No, #8d79b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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