#8e6ebc

Color #8e6ebc

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.99 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8e6ebc

RGB

rgb(142, 110, 188)

HSL

hsl(264.6, 36.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.6, 41.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(52.44, 28.79, -36.48)

LCH

lch(52.44, 46.47, 308.28)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.1197, 301.82)

HWB

hwb(264.6, 43.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cbc6e

Analogous

#6e75bc

#8e6ebc

#b56ebc

Triadic

#8e6ebc

#bc8e6e

#6ebc8e

Split-complementary

#8e6ebc

#bcb56e

#75bc6e

Tetradic

#8e6ebc

#bc6e9c

#9cbc6e

#6ebc8e

Square

#8e6ebc

#bc6e75

#9cbc6e

#6ebcb5

Shades

Color #8e6ebc mixed toward black.

#744eaa

#5d3f88

#462f66

#2e1f44

#171022

Tints

Color #8e6ebc mixed toward white.

#a186c7

#b49ed2

#c6b6dd

#d9cfe9

#ece7f4

Tones

Color #8e6ebc mixed toward gray.

#8f74b5

#907baf

#9181a8

#9388a2

#948e9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181ad · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#8385a9 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#8da09d · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e6ebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e6ebc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#8e6ebc (#8e6ebc) is rgb(142, 110, 188) in RGB.

No, #8e6ebc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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