#8972bd

Color #8972bd

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.16 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8972bd

RGB

rgb(137, 114, 189)

HSL

hsl(258.4, 36.2%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.4, 39.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.5%, 39.7%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(52.98, 25.23, -36.24)

LCH

lch(52.98, 44.16, 304.85)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.1135, 296.99)

HWB

hwb(258.4, 44.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6bd72

Analogous

#7280bd

#8972bd

#ae72bd

Triadic

#8972bd

#bd8972

#72bd89

Split-complementary

#8972bd

#bdae72

#80bd72

Tetradic

#8972bd

#bd72a6

#a6bd72

#72bd89

Square

#8972bd

#bd7280

#a6bd72

#72bdae

Shades

Color #8972bd mixed toward black.

#6d51ac

#57408a

#413067

#2b2045

#161022

Tints

Color #8972bd mixed toward white.

#9d89c8

#b0a1d3

#c4b8de

#d8d0e9

#ebe7f4

Tones

Color #8972bd mixed toward gray.

#8b78b7

#8e7eb0

#9085aa

#938ba4

#95919e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#807faf · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#8183ab · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#88a29f · ΔE 26.9

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 23

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8972bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8972bd]

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

#8972bd (#8972bd) is rgb(137, 114, 189) in RGB.

No, #8972bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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