#8f6997

Color #8f6997

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 25.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8f6997

RGB

rgb(143, 105, 151)

HSL

hsl(289.6, 18.1%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.6, 30.5%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(49.71, 23.59, -19.15)

LCH

lch(49.71, 30.38, 320.93)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.0818, 320.45)

HWB

hwb(289.6, 41.2%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#719769

Analogous

#786997

#8f6997

#976988

Triadic

#8f6997

#978f69

#69978f

Split-complementary

#8f6997

#889769

#699778

Tetradic

#8f6997

#976971

#719769

#69978f

Square

#8f6997

#977869

#719769

#698897

Shades

Color #8f6997 mixed toward black.

#77577e

#5f4665

#48344c

#302332

#181119

Tints

Color #8f6997 mixed toward white.

#a282a8

#b49bba

#c7b4cb

#dacddc

#ece6ee

Tones

Color #8f6997 mixed toward gray.

#8d6d93

#8a718f

#88758c

#857888

#837c84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80808e · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#82858b · ΔE 19.6

Tritanopia

#8d8684 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f6997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f6997]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#8f6997 (#8f6997) is rgb(143, 105, 151) in RGB.

No, #8f6997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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