#8a5c97

Color #8a5c97

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.22 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5c97

RGB

rgb(138, 92, 151)

HSL

hsl(286.8, 24.3%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.8, 39.1%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 39.1%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(46.03, 29.49, -24.87)

LCH

lch(46.03, 38.58, 319.86)

OKLCH

oklch(54.7%, 0.1033, 318.61)

HWB

hwb(286.8, 36.1%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#69975c

Analogous

#6c5c97

#8a5c97

#975c86

Triadic

#8a5c97

#978a5c

#5c978a

Split-complementary

#8a5c97

#86975c

#5c976c

Tetradic

#8a5c97

#975c69

#69975c

#5c978a

Square

#8a5c97

#976c5c

#69975c

#5c8697

Shades

Color #8a5c97 mixed toward black.

#734d7e

#5c3d65

#452e4b

#2e1f32

#170f19

Tints

Color #8a5c97 mixed toward white.

#9f75ab

#b290bc

#c5accc

#d9c8dd

#ece3ee

Tones

Color #8a5c97 mixed toward gray.

#876192

#84668d

#826b88

#7f7083

#7c747e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.06:1

White text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79788c · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#7b7e89 · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#88827f · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5c97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5c97]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#8a5c97 (#8a5c97) is rgb(138, 92, 151) in RGB.

No, #8a5c97 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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