#8a429e

Color #8a429e

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 12.97 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a429e

RGB

rgb(138, 66, 158)

HSL

hsl(287, 41.1%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287, 58.2%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 58.2%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(40.85, 45.26, -37.18)

LCH

lch(40.85, 58.57, 320.6)

OKLCH

oklch(50.9%, 0.1561, 318.43)

HWB

hwb(287, 25.9%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#569e42

Analogous

#5c429e

#8a429e

#9e4284

Triadic

#8a429e

#9e8a42

#429e8a

Split-complementary

#8a429e

#849e42

#429e5c

Tetradic

#8a429e

#9e4256

#569e42

#429e8a

Square

#8a429e

#9e5c42

#569e42

#42849e

Shades

Color #8a429e mixed toward black.

#733784

#5c2c69

#45214f

#2e1635

#170b1a

Tints

Color #8a429e mixed toward white.

#a457b9

#b678c7

#c89ad5

#dabce3

#edddf1

Tones

Color #8a429e mixed toward gray.

#864a96

#81518f

#7d5987

#79617f

#746878

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.35:1

White text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72718e · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#757a8a · ΔE 22.1

Tritanopia

#87807d · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 25.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8a429e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a429e]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a429e (#8a429e) is rgb(138, 66, 158) in RGB.

No, #8a429e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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