#8972cc

Color #8972cc

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8972cc

RGB

rgb(137, 114, 204)

HSL

hsl(255.3, 46.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.3, 44.1%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(53.72, 29.1, -43.64)

LCH

lch(53.72, 52.45, 303.7)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.134, 293.85)

HWB

hwb(255.3, 44.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5cc72

Analogous

#7288cc

#8972cc

#b672cc

Triadic

#8972cc

#cc8972

#72cc89

Split-complementary

#8972cc

#ccb672

#88cc72

Tetradic

#8972cc

#cc72b5

#b5cc72

#72cc89

Square

#8972cc

#cc7288

#b5cc72

#72ccb6

Shades

Color #8972cc mixed toward black.

#684bbe

#52389c

#3d2a75

#291c4e

#140e27

Tints

Color #8972cc mixed toward white.

#9d8ad5

#b0a1dd

#c4b9e6

#d8d0ee

#ebe8f7

Tones

Color #8972cc mixed toward gray.

#8d7ac5

#9081bd

#9489b6

#9890ae

#9b98a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#807fbb · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#8183b7 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#88ada9 · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 24.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8972cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8972cc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Navy #000080

Frequently asked questions

#8972cc (#8972cc) is rgb(137, 114, 204) in RGB.

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

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