#8f4abe

Color #8f4abe

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 13.17 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8f4abe

RGB

rgb(143, 74, 190)

HSL

hsl(275.7, 47.2%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.7, 61.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 61.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(44.88, 49.48, -49.62)

LCH

lch(44.88, 70.07, 314.92)

OKLCH

oklch(54.6%, 0.1802, 309.05)

HWB

hwb(275.7, 29%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79be4a

Analogous

#554abe

#8f4abe

#be4ab3

Triadic

#8f4abe

#be8f4a

#4abe8f

Split-complementary

#8f4abe

#b3be4a

#4abe55

Tetradic

#8f4abe

#be4a79

#79be4a

#4abe8f

Square

#8f4abe

#be554a

#79be4a

#4ab3be

Shades

Color #8f4abe mixed toward black.

#783aa2

#602e82

#482361

#301741

#180c20

Tints

Color #8f4abe mixed toward white.

#a268c9

#b486d4

#c7a5df

#dac3e9

#ece1f4

Tones

Color #8f4abe mixed toward gray.

#8d54b4

#8b5dab

#8a67a1

#887197

#867a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.89:1

White text reads better on this background (5.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7777ab · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#7b7fa6 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#8d9a96 · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 27.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f4abe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f4abe]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8f4abe (#8f4abe) is rgb(143, 74, 190) in RGB.

No, #8f4abe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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