#8e31cc

Color #8e31cc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 3.63 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e31cc

RGB

rgb(142, 49, 204)

HSL

hsl(276, 61.3%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 76%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.4%, 76%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(41.7, 63.55, -62.89)

LCH

lch(41.7, 89.41, 315.3)

OKLCH

oklch(52.6%, 0.2252, 307.48)

HWB

hwb(276, 19.2%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6fcc31

Analogous

#4031cc

#8e31cc

#cc31bd

Triadic

#8e31cc

#cc8e31

#31cc8e

Split-complementary

#8e31cc

#bdcc31

#31cc40

Tetradic

#8e31cc

#cc316f

#6fcc31

#31cc8e

Square

#8e31cc

#cc4031

#6fcc31

#31bdcc

Shades

Color #8e31cc mixed toward black.

#7629aa

#5f2188

#471866

#2f1044

#180822

Tints

Color #8e31cc mixed toward white.

#a152d6

#b475de

#c797e6

#d9baee

#ecdcf7

Tones

Color #8e31cc mixed toward gray.

#8b3ebf

#894bb2

#8658a5

#846598

#81728b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.46:1

White text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7171b6 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#767bb0 · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#8ba19c · ΔE 37

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 29.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e31cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e31cc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8e31cc (#8e31cc) is rgb(142, 49, 204) in RGB.

No, #8e31cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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