#861bc9

Color #861bc9

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#861bc9

RGB

rgb(134, 27, 201)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 76.3%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 86.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 86.6%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(37.97, 68.52, -67.29)

LCH

lch(37.97, 96.04, 315.52)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.2388, 306.57)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 10.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5ec91b

Analogous

#2f1bc9

#861bc9

#c91bb5

Triadic

#861bc9

#c9861b

#1bc986

Split-complementary

#861bc9

#b5c91b

#1bc92f

Tetradic

#861bc9

#c91b5e

#5ec91b

#1bc986

Square

#861bc9

#c92f1b

#5ec91b

#1bb5c9

Shades

Color #861bc9 mixed toward black.

#7017a7

#591286

#430e64

#2d0943

#160521

Tints

Color #861bc9 mixed toward white.

#9e30e3

#b159e9

#c583ee

#d8acf4

#ecd6f9

Tones

Color #861bc9 mixed toward gray.

#832aba

#7f38ac

#7c469d

#79558f

#756380

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.01:1

White text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6968b2 · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#6d73ac · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#839d98 · ΔE 38.9

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 30.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #861bc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#861bc9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#861bc9 (#861bc9) is rgb(134, 27, 201) in RGB.

No, #861bc9 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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