#8e4e9c

Color #8e4e9c

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 19.24 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#8e4e9c

RGB

rgb(142, 78, 156)

HSL

hsl(289.2, 33.3%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.2, 50%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 50%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(43.65, 39.67, -31.52)

LCH

lch(43.65, 50.67, 321.53)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.1363, 320.21)

HWB

hwb(289.2, 30.6%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c9c4e

Analogous

#674e9c

#8e4e9c

#9c4e83

Triadic

#8e4e9c

#9c8e4e

#4e9c8e

Split-complementary

#8e4e9c

#839c4e

#4e9c67

Tetradic

#8e4e9c

#9c4e5c

#5c9c4e

#4e9c8e

Square

#8e4e9c

#9c674e

#5c9c4e

#4e839c

Shades

Color #8e4e9c mixed toward black.

#764182

#5f3468

#47274e

#2f1a34

#180d1a

Tints

Color #8e4e9c mixed toward white.

#a566b2

#b784c2

#c9a3d1

#dbc2e0

#ede0f0

Tones

Color #8e4e9c mixed toward gray.

#8a5596

#865b8f

#826289

#7d6882

#796f7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.72:1

White text reads better on this background (5.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#78778e · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#7b7f8a · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#8c827f · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 24.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e4e9c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e4e9c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8e4e9c (#8e4e9c) is rgb(142, 78, 156) in RGB.

No, #8e4e9c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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