#8e4dbd

Color #8e4dbd

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 13.26 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8e4dbd

RGB

rgb(142, 77, 189)

HSL

hsl(274.8, 45.9%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.8, 59.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 59.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(45.27, 47.47, -48.43)

LCH

lch(45.27, 67.81, 314.43)

OKLCH

oklch(54.8%, 0.1743, 308.5)

HWB

hwb(274.8, 30.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7cbd4d

Analogous

#564dbd

#8e4dbd

#bd4db4

Triadic

#8e4dbd

#bd8e4d

#4dbd8e

Split-complementary

#8e4dbd

#b4bd4d

#4dbd56

Tetradic

#8e4dbd

#bd4d7c

#7cbd4d

#4dbd8e

Square

#8e4dbd

#bd564d

#7cbd4d

#4db4bd

Shades

Color #8e4dbd mixed toward black.

#773ca2

#5f3081

#472461

#301841

#180c20

Tints

Color #8e4dbd mixed toward white.

#a16bc8

#b488d3

#c7a6de

#d9c4e9

#ece1f4

Tones

Color #8e4dbd mixed toward gray.

#8d56b4

#8b60aa

#8a69a1

#887298

#877c8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.95:1

White text reads better on this background (5.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777aa · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#7b7fa5 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#8c9995 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 27

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e4dbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e4dbd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8e4dbd (#8e4dbd) is rgb(142, 77, 189) in RGB.

No, #8e4dbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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