#8e71bd

Color #8e71bd

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.21 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8e71bd

RGB

rgb(142, 113, 189)

HSL

hsl(262.9, 36.5%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.9, 40.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 40.2%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(53.21, 27.29, -35.85)

LCH

lch(53.21, 45.06, 307.28)

OKLCH

oklch(60.8%, 0.116, 300.57)

HWB

hwb(262.9, 44.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0bd71

Analogous

#717abd

#8e71bd

#b471bd

Triadic

#8e71bd

#bd8e71

#71bd8e

Split-complementary

#8e71bd

#bdb471

#7abd71

Tetradic

#8e71bd

#bd71a0

#a0bd71

#71bd8e

Square

#8e71bd

#bd717a

#a0bd71

#71bdb4

Shades

Color #8e71bd mixed toward black.

#7350ac

#5c4089

#453067

#2e2045

#171022

Tints

Color #8e71bd mixed toward white.

#a189c8

#b4a0d3

#c6b8de

#d9d0e9

#ece7f4

Tones

Color #8e71bd mixed toward gray.

#8f77b7

#917eb0

#9284aa

#948aa4

#95919d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282ae · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#8486ab · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#8da29f · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e71bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e71bd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#8e71bd (#8e71bd) is rgb(142, 113, 189) in RGB.

No, #8e71bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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