#8e36a2

Color #8e36a2

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 12.35 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e36a2

RGB

rgb(142, 54, 162)

HSL

hsl(288.9, 50%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.9, 66.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 66.7%, 0%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(39.58, 52.77, -41.57)

LCH

lch(39.58, 67.18, 321.77)

OKLCH

oklch(50.2%, 0.1796, 319.7)

HWB

hwb(288.9, 21.2%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4aa236

Analogous

#5836a2

#8e36a2

#a23680

Triadic

#8e36a2

#a28e36

#36a28e

Split-complementary

#8e36a2

#80a236

#36a258

Tetradic

#8e36a2

#a2364a

#4aa236

#36a28e

Square

#8e36a2

#a25836

#4aa236

#3680a2

Shades

Color #8e36a2 mixed toward black.

#762d87

#5f246c

#471b51

#2f1236

#18091b

Tints

Color #8e36a2 mixed toward white.

#ab47c2

#bc6cce

#cd91da

#ddb6e7

#eedaf3

Tones

Color #8e36a2 mixed toward gray.

#893f99

#834890

#7d5187

#775a7e

#726375

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.2:1

White text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#727291 · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#777c8c · ΔE 24.4

Tritanopia

#8b817e · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e36a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e36a2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8e36a2 (#8e36a2) is rgb(142, 54, 162) in RGB.

No, #8e36a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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