#8a72bc

Color #8a72bc

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a72bc

RGB

rgb(138, 114, 188)

HSL

hsl(259.5, 35.6%, 59.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.5, 39.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 39.4%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(53.02, 25.27, -35.59)

LCH

lch(53.02, 43.65, 305.38)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.1122, 297.89)

HWB

hwb(259.5, 44.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4bc72

Analogous

#727fbc

#8a72bc

#af72bc

Triadic

#8a72bc

#bc8a72

#72bc8a

Split-complementary

#8a72bc

#bcaf72

#7fbc72

Tetradic

#8a72bc

#bc72a4

#a4bc72

#72bc8a

Square

#8a72bc

#bc727f

#a4bc72

#72bcaf

Shades

Color #8a72bc mixed toward black.

#6e51ab

#584188

#423166

#2c2044

#161022

Tints

Color #8a72bc mixed toward white.

#9d89c7

#b1a1d2

#c4b8dd

#d8d0e9

#ebe7f4

Tones

Color #8a72bc mixed toward gray.

#8c78b6

#8e7eb0

#9084a9

#938ba3

#95919d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080ae · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#8283aa · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#89a19e · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a72bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a72bc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8a72bc (#8a72bc) is rgb(138, 114, 188) in RGB.

No, #8a72bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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