#8e57a3

Color #8e57a3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 20.13 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e57a3

RGB

rgb(142, 87, 163)

HSL

hsl(283.4, 30.4%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.4, 46.6%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 46.6%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(45.92, 36.19, -32.12)

LCH

lch(45.92, 48.39, 318.41)

OKLCH

oklch(54.9%, 0.1284, 316.1)

HWB

hwb(283.4, 34.1%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6ca357

Analogous

#6857a3

#8e57a3

#a35792

Triadic

#8e57a3

#a38e57

#57a38e

Split-complementary

#8e57a3

#92a357

#57a368

Tetradic

#8e57a3

#a3576c

#6ca357

#57a38e

Square

#8e57a3

#a36857

#6ca357

#5792a3

Shades

Color #8e57a3 mixed toward black.

#764888

#5f3a6d

#472b51

#2f1d36

#180e1b

Tints

Color #8e57a3 mixed toward white.

#a172b4

#b48ec3

#c7aad2

#dac6e1

#ece3f0

Tones

Color #8e57a3 mixed toward gray.

#8b5d9d

#886496

#856a90

#83708a

#807783

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.04:1

White text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a95 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#7d8191 · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#8c8986 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e57a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e57a3]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8e57a3 (#8e57a3) is rgb(142, 87, 163) in RGB.

No, #8e57a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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