#8a5cab

Color #8a5cab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.12 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#8a5cab

RGB

rgb(138, 92, 171)

HSL

hsl(274.9, 32%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.9, 46.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 46.2%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(46.97, 33.96, -35.22)

LCH

lch(46.97, 48.93, 313.96)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.1275, 309.68)

HWB

hwb(274.9, 36.1%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7dab5c

Analogous

#635cab

#8a5cab

#ab5ca5

Triadic

#8a5cab

#ab8a5c

#5cab8a

Split-complementary

#8a5cab

#a5ab5c

#5cab63

Tetradic

#8a5cab

#ab5c7d

#7dab5c

#5cab8a

Square

#8a5cab

#ab635c

#7dab5c

#5ca5ab

Shades

Color #8a5cab mixed toward black.

#734b91

#5c3c74

#452d57

#2e1e3a

#170f1d

Tints

Color #8a5cab mixed toward white.

#9e77b9

#b192c7

#c5aed5

#d8c9e3

#ece4f1

Tones

Color #8a5cab mixed toward gray.

#8963a4

#88699e

#877097

#867691

#857d8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.2:1

White text reads better on this background (5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79789c · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#7b7e99 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#88908d · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a5cab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a5cab]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a5cab (#8a5cab) is rgb(138, 92, 171) in RGB.

No, #8a5cab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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