#8f56b4

Color #8f56b4

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.01 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8f56b4

RGB

rgb(143, 86, 180)

HSL

hsl(276.4, 38.5%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.4, 52.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 52.2%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(46.7, 40.84, -40.89)

LCH

lch(46.7, 57.79, 314.96)

OKLCH

oklch(55.8%, 0.1502, 310.41)

HWB

hwb(276.4, 33.7%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7bb456

Analogous

#6056b4

#8f56b4

#b456aa

Triadic

#8f56b4

#b48f56

#56b48f

Split-complementary

#8f56b4

#aab456

#56b460

Tetradic

#8f56b4

#b4567b

#7bb456

#56b48f

Square

#8f56b4

#b46056

#7bb456

#56aab4

Shades

Color #8f56b4 mixed toward black.

#78449a

#60377b

#48295c

#301b3d

#180e1f

Tints

Color #8f56b4 mixed toward white.

#a272c1

#b48ecd

#c7abda

#dac7e6

#ece3f3

Tones

Color #8f56b4 mixed toward gray.

#8d5eac

#8c66a4

#8a6e9d

#887595

#877d8d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.16:1

White text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7aa3 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#7d819f · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#8d9591 · ΔE 30

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f56b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f56b4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8f56b4 (#8f56b4) is rgb(143, 86, 180) in RGB.

No, #8f56b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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