#8f5aad

Color #8f5aad

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.09 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8f5aad

RGB

rgb(143, 90, 173)

HSL

hsl(278.3, 33.6%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.3, 48%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 48%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(47.2, 37.02, -36)

LCH

lch(47.2, 51.64, 315.8)

OKLCH

oklch(56%, 0.1353, 312.21)

HWB

hwb(278.3, 35.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78ad5a

Analogous

#665aad

#8f5aad

#ad5aa2

Triadic

#8f5aad

#ad8f5a

#5aad8f

Split-complementary

#8f5aad

#a2ad5a

#5aad66

Tetradic

#8f5aad

#ad5a78

#78ad5a

#5aad8f

Square

#8f5aad

#ad665a

#78ad5a

#5aa2ad

Shades

Color #8f5aad mixed toward black.

#784992

#603a75

#482c58

#301d3b

#180f1d

Tints

Color #8f5aad mixed toward white.

#a276bb

#b491c8

#c7add6

#dac8e4

#ece4f1

Tones

Color #8f5aad mixed toward gray.

#8d61a6

#8b689f

#896f98

#877691

#857d8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.23:1

White text reads better on this background (4.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7b9e · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#7e829a · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#8d918d · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 24.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8f5aad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f5aad]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8f5aad (#8f5aad) is rgb(143, 90, 173) in RGB.

No, #8f5aad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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