#8a16ba

Color #8a16ba

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 6.74 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4.8

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

Conversions

HEX

#8a16ba

RGB

rgb(138, 22, 186)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 78.8%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 88.2%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.8%, 88.2%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(36.97, 67.22, -60.09)

LCH

lch(36.97, 90.16, 318.21)

OKLCH

oklch(48.8%, 0.2303, 312.24)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 8.6%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#46ba16

Analogous

#3816ba

#8a16ba

#ba1698

Triadic

#8a16ba

#ba8a16

#16ba8a

Split-complementary

#8a16ba

#98ba16

#16ba38

Tetradic

#8a16ba

#ba1646

#46ba16

#16ba8a

Square

#8a16ba

#ba3816

#46ba16

#1698ba

Shades

Color #8a16ba mixed toward black.

#73129b

#5c0f7c

#450b5d

#2e073e

#17041f

Tints

Color #8a16ba mixed toward white.

#aa1ee4

#bb4bea

#cc78ef

#dda5f4

#eed2fa

Tones

Color #8a16ba mixed toward gray.

#8424ac

#7f319f

#793f91

#734d83

#6e5a76

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.9:1

White text reads better on this background (7.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6aa5 · ΔE 20.3

Deuteranopia

#70769f · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#87918c · ΔE 37.9

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 29.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a16ba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a16ba]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8a16ba (#8a16ba) is rgb(138, 22, 186) in RGB.

No, #8a16ba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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 #8a16ba, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast