#8860b0

Color #8860b0

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.83 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8860b0

RGB

rgb(136, 96, 176)

HSL

hsl(270, 33.6%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 45.5%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 45.5%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(47.92, 32.25, -36.67)

LCH

lch(47.92, 48.83, 311.33)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.1261, 305.81)

HWB

hwb(270, 37.6%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88b060

Analogous

#6060b0

#8860b0

#b060b0

Triadic

#8860b0

#b08860

#60b088

Split-complementary

#8860b0

#b0b060

#60b060

Tetradic

#8860b0

#b06088

#88b060

#60b088

Square

#8860b0

#b06060

#88b060

#60b0b0

Shades

Color #8860b0 mixed toward black.

#714b97

#5b3c79

#442d5b

#2d1e3d

#170f1e

Tints

Color #8860b0 mixed toward white.

#9c7abd

#b095ca

#c3afd7

#d7cae5

#ebe4f2

Tones

Color #8860b0 mixed toward gray.

#8867a9

#886da3

#88749c

#887b95

#88818f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.35:1

White text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7978a1 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#7b7e9d · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#869491 · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8860b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8860b0]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8860b0 (#8860b0) is rgb(136, 96, 176) in RGB.

No, #8860b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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