#8e54b9

Color #8e54b9

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.97 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e54b9

RGB

rgb(142, 84, 185)

HSL

hsl(274.5, 41.9%, 52.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.5, 54.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 54.6%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(46.44, 42.81, -44.23)

LCH

lch(46.44, 61.55, 314.07)

OKLCH

oklch(55.6%, 0.159, 308.61)

HWB

hwb(274.5, 32.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7fb954

Analogous

#5b54b9

#8e54b9

#b954b1

Triadic

#8e54b9

#b98e54

#54b98e

Split-complementary

#8e54b9

#b1b954

#54b95b

Tetradic

#8e54b9

#b9547f

#7fb954

#54b98e

Square

#8e54b9

#b95b54

#7fb954

#54b1b9

Shades

Color #8e54b9 mixed toward black.

#77419f

#5f347f

#47275f

#301a40

#180d20

Tints

Color #8e54b9 mixed toward white.

#a170c5

#b48dd0

#c6a9dc

#d9c6e8

#ece2f3

Tones

Color #8e54b9 mixed toward gray.

#8d5cb0

#8b65a8

#8a6da0

#897697

#887e8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979a8 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#7c80a3 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#8c9894 · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 26.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e54b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e54b9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8e54b9 (#8e54b9) is rgb(142, 84, 185) in RGB.

No, #8e54b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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