#8e47c2

Color #8e47c2

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 12.91 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8e47c2

RGB

rgb(142, 71, 194)

HSL

hsl(274.6, 50.2%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.6, 63.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.8%, 63.4%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(44.45, 51.66, -52.65)

LCH

lch(44.45, 73.76, 314.46)

OKLCH

oklch(54.4%, 0.1885, 307.87)

HWB

hwb(274.6, 27.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7bc247

Analogous

#5147c2

#8e47c2

#c247b9

Triadic

#8e47c2

#c28e47

#47c28e

Split-complementary

#8e47c2

#b9c247

#47c251

Tetradic

#8e47c2

#c2477b

#7bc247

#47c28e

Square

#8e47c2

#c25147

#7bc247

#47b9c2

Shades

Color #8e47c2 mixed toward black.

#7737a6

#5f2c85

#472164

#301642

#180b21

Tints

Color #8e47c2 mixed toward white.

#a166cc

#b484d6

#c7a3e1

#d9c2eb

#ece0f5

Tones

Color #8e47c2 mixed toward gray.

#8c51b8

#8b5cae

#8966a3

#887099

#867a8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.83:1

White text reads better on this background (5.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7675ae · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#797ea9 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#8b9c98 · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e47c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e47c2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8e47c2 (#8e47c2) is rgb(142, 71, 194) in RGB.

No, #8e47c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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