#8b2dc6

Color #8b2dc6

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 3.95 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8b2dc6

RGB

rgb(139, 45, 198)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 63%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 77.3%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 77.3%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(40.32, 63.21, -61.68)

LCH

lch(40.32, 88.32, 315.7)

OKLCH

oklch(51.4%, 0.2228, 308.15)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 17.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#68c62d

Analogous

#3e2dc6

#8b2dc6

#c62db4

Triadic

#8b2dc6

#c68b2d

#2dc68b

Split-complementary

#8b2dc6

#b4c62d

#2dc63e

Tetradic

#8b2dc6

#c62d68

#68c62d

#2dc68b

Square

#8b2dc6

#c63e2d

#68c62d

#2db4c6

Shades

Color #8b2dc6 mixed toward black.

#7425a5

#5d1e84

#451663

#2e0f42

#170721

Tints

Color #8b2dc6 mixed toward white.

#a049d6

#b36ede

#c692e6

#d9b6ef

#ecdbf7

Tones

Color #8b2dc6 mixed toward gray.

#883ab9

#8546ac

#8253a0

#7f6093

#7c6d86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6eb0 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#7378aa · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#889c97 · ΔE 37

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 29.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b2dc6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b2dc6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8b2dc6 (#8b2dc6) is rgb(139, 45, 198) in RGB.

No, #8b2dc6 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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