#8a66b2

Color #8a66b2

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.35 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a66b2

RGB

rgb(138, 102, 178)

HSL

hsl(268.4, 33%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.4, 42.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.5%, 42.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(49.64, 29.84, -35.12)

LCH

lch(49.64, 46.09, 310.35)

OKLCH

oklch(57.8%, 0.1191, 304.77)

HWB

hwb(268.4, 40%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb266

Analogous

#6668b2

#8a66b2

#b066b2

Triadic

#8a66b2

#b28a66

#66b28a

Split-complementary

#8a66b2

#b2b066

#68b266

Tetradic

#8a66b2

#b2668e

#8eb266

#66b28a

Square

#8a66b2

#b26668

#8eb266

#66b2b0

Shades

Color #8a66b2 mixed toward black.

#734e9b

#5c3f7c

#452f5d

#2e1f3e

#17101f

Tints

Color #8a66b2 mixed toward white.

#9d80bf

#b199cc

#c4b3d8

#d8cce5

#ebe6f2

Tones

Color #8a66b2 mixed toward gray.

#8a6cac

#8b73a5

#8b799f

#8b7f99

#8c8692

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7ca4 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#7e81a0 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#889794 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a66b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a66b2]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8a66b2 (#8a66b2) is rgb(138, 102, 178) in RGB.

No, #8a66b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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