#8a6ed1

Color #8a6ed1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 4.99 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6ed1

RGB

rgb(138, 110, 209)

HSL

hsl(257, 51.8%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257, 47.4%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(34%, 47.4%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(53.12, 33.01, -47.43)

LCH

lch(53.12, 57.79, 304.84)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.1471, 294.67)

HWB

hwb(257, 43.1%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5d16e

Analogous

#6e83d1

#8a6ed1

#bb6ed1

Triadic

#8a6ed1

#d18a6e

#6ed18a

Split-complementary

#8a6ed1

#d1bb6e

#83d16e

Tetradic

#8a6ed1

#d16eb5

#b5d16e

#6ed18a

Square

#8a6ed1

#d16e83

#b5d16e

#6ed1bb

Shades

Color #8a6ed1 mixed toward black.

#6946c4

#5233a1

#3e2679

#291a51

#150d28

Tints

Color #8a6ed1 mixed toward white.

#9d86d9

#b19ee0

#c4b6e8

#d8cff0

#ebe7f7

Tones

Color #8a6ed1 mixed toward gray.

#8d76c9

#917ec0

#9587b8

#988fb0

#9c97a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.23:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7fbf · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#8082ba · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#89afab · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6ed1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6ed1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8a6ed1 (#8a6ed1) is rgb(138, 110, 209) in RGB.

No, #8a6ed1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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