#8831b2

Color #8831b2

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 12.33 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 5.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8831b2

RGB

rgb(136, 49, 178)

HSL

hsl(280.5, 56.8%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.5, 72.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 72.5%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(38.98, 56.84, -52.12)

LCH

lch(38.98, 77.12, 317.48)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.1989, 312.21)

HWB

hwb(280.5, 19.2%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5bb231

Analogous

#4831b2

#8831b2

#b2319b

Triadic

#8831b2

#b28831

#31b288

Split-complementary

#8831b2

#9bb231

#31b248

Tetradic

#8831b2

#b2315b

#5bb231

#31b288

Square

#8831b2

#b24831

#5bb231

#319bb2

Shades

Color #8831b2 mixed toward black.

#712994

#5b2177

#441959

#2d103b

#17081e

Tints

Color #8831b2 mixed toward white.

#a146cc

#b36bd6

#c690e0

#d9b5eb

#ecdaf5

Tones

Color #8831b2 mixed toward gray.

#843ca7

#81479c

#7d5192

#795c87

#75677c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6c9f · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#71769a · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#858d89 · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 28.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8831b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8831b2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8831b2 (#8831b2) is rgb(136, 49, 178) in RGB.

No, #8831b2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8831b2, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast