#8a6fa3

Color #8a6fa3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 25.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8a6fa3

RGB

rgb(138, 111, 163)

HSL

hsl(271.2, 22%, 53.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.2, 31.9%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 31.9%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(51.17, 21.03, -23.99)

LCH

lch(51.17, 31.9, 311.24)

OKLCH

oklch(58.7%, 0.0833, 307.74)

HWB

hwb(271.2, 43.5%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88a36f

Analogous

#706fa3

#8a6fa3

#a36fa2

Triadic

#8a6fa3

#a38a6f

#6fa38a

Split-complementary

#8a6fa3

#a2a36f

#6fa370

Tetradic

#8a6fa3

#a36f88

#88a36f

#6fa38a

Square

#8a6fa3

#a3706f

#88a36f

#6fa2a3

Shades

Color #8a6fa3 mixed toward black.

#73598b

#5c476f

#453554

#2e2438

#17121c

Tints

Color #8a6fa3 mixed toward white.

#9d87b2

#b19fc2

#c4b7d1

#d8cfe0

#ebe7f0

Tones

Color #8a6fa3 mixed toward gray.

#8a739f

#8a789a

#897c96

#898092

#89858d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7f98 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#818396 · ΔE 13.6

Tritanopia

#898f8d · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a6fa3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a6fa3]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8a6fa3 (#8a6fa3) is rgb(138, 111, 163) in RGB.

No, #8a6fa3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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