#8b64a3

Color #8b64a3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 22.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8b64a3

RGB

rgb(139, 100, 163)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 25.5%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 38.7%, 63.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.7%, 38.7%, 0%, 36.1%)

LAB

lab(48.57, 27.81, -28.01)

LCH

lch(48.57, 39.47, 314.79)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.1037, 311.79)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 39.2%, 36.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ca364

Analogous

#6c64a3

#8b64a3

#a3649c

Triadic

#8b64a3

#a38b64

#64a38b

Split-complementary

#8b64a3

#9ca364

#64a36c

Tetradic

#8b64a3

#a3647c

#7ca364

#64a38b

Square

#8b64a3

#a36c64

#7ca364

#649ca3

Shades

Color #8b64a3 mixed toward black.

#74528a

#5d416e

#463153

#2f2137

#17101c

Tints

Color #8b64a3 mixed toward white.

#9e7eb2

#b298c2

#c5b2d1

#d8cbe0

#ece5f0

Tones

Color #8b64a3 mixed toward gray.

#8a699e

#896f99

#877493

#86798e

#857e89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.45:1

White text reads better on this background (4.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7c97 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#7e8194 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#898c8a · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b64a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b64a3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8b64a3 (#8b64a3) is rgb(139, 100, 163) in RGB.

No, #8b64a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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