#8a74b5

Color #8a74b5

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 23.78 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8a74b5

RGB

rgb(138, 116, 181)

HSL

hsl(260.3, 30.5%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.3, 35.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.8%, 35.9%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(53.2, 22.36, -31.28)

LCH

lch(53.2, 38.45, 305.56)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.0992, 298.99)

HWB

hwb(260.3, 45.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb574

Analogous

#747eb5

#8a74b5

#aa74b5

Triadic

#8a74b5

#b58a74

#74b58a

Split-complementary

#8a74b5

#b5aa74

#7eb574

Tetradic

#8a74b5

#b5749f

#9fb574

#74b58a

Square

#8a74b5

#b5747e

#9fb574

#74b5aa

Shades

Color #8a74b5 mixed toward black.

#6f56a1

#594581

#433461

#2d2241

#161120

Tints

Color #8a74b5 mixed toward white.

#9d8bc1

#b1a2ce

#c4b9da

#d8d1e6

#ebe8f3

Tones

Color #8a74b5 mixed toward gray.

#8c79b0

#8d7faa

#8f84a5

#918a9f

#938f9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8181a8 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#8284a5 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#899d9b · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8a74b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8a74b5]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#8a74b5 (#8a74b5) is rgb(138, 116, 181) in RGB.

No, #8a74b5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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