#8f6ae0

Color #8f6ae0

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 6.52 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#8f6ae0

RGB

rgb(143, 106, 224)

HSL

hsl(258.8, 65.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.8, 52.7%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.2%, 52.7%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(53.52, 40.51, -55.25)

LCH

lch(53.52, 68.51, 306.25)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.173, 295.32)

HWB

hwb(258.8, 41.6%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbe06a

Analogous

#6a80e0

#8f6ae0

#ca6ae0

Triadic

#8f6ae0

#e08f6a

#6ae08f

Split-complementary

#8f6ae0

#e0ca6a

#80e06a

Tetradic

#8f6ae0

#e06abb

#bbe06a

#6ae08f

Square

#8f6ae0

#e06a80

#bbe06a

#6ae0ca

Shades

Color #8f6ae0 mixed toward black.

#6d3cd7

#5326b6

#3e1c89

#2a135b

#15092e

Tints

Color #8f6ae0 mixed toward white.

#a283e5

#b49cea

#c7b4f0

#dacdf5

#ece6fa

Tones

Color #8f6ae0 mixed toward gray.

#9374d6

#967ecc

#9a87c3

#9e91b9

#a19baf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8180cb · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#8385c6 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#8db9b5 · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f6ae0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f6ae0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8f6ae0 (#8f6ae0) is rgb(143, 106, 224) in RGB.

No, #8f6ae0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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