#8a6aa6

Color #8a6aa6

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6aa6

RGB

rgb(138, 106, 166)

HSL

hsl(272, 25.2%, 53.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272, 36.1%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(50.05, 24.66, -27.47)

LCH

lch(50.05, 36.91, 311.91)

OKLCH

oklch(57.9%, 0.0963, 308.08)

HWB

hwb(272, 41.6%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86a66a

Analogous

#6c6aa6

#8a6aa6

#a66aa4

Triadic

#8a6aa6

#a68a6a

#6aa68a

Split-complementary

#8a6aa6

#a4a66a

#6aa66c

Tetradic

#8a6aa6

#a66a86

#86a66a

#6aa68a

Square

#8a6aa6

#a66c6a

#86a66a

#6aa4a6

Shades

Color #8a6aa6 mixed toward black.

#73558e

#5c4471

#453355

#2e2239

#17111c

Tints

Color #8a6aa6 mixed toward white.

#9d83b5

#b19cc4

#c4b4d2

#d8cde1

#ebe6f0

Tones

Color #8a6aa6 mixed toward gray.

#8a6fa1

#89749c

#897997

#897e92

#88838d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7d9a · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#7f8197 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#89908e · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6aa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6aa6]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8a6aa6 (#8a6aa6) is rgb(138, 106, 166) in RGB.

No, #8a6aa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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