#8b6fc7

Color #8b6fc7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.68 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8b6fc7

RGB

rgb(139, 111, 199)

HSL

hsl(259.1, 44%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.1, 44.2%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 44.2%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(52.93, 30.1, -42.03)

LCH

lch(52.93, 51.7, 305.61)

OKLCH

oklch(60.6%, 0.1322, 296.93)

HWB

hwb(259.1, 43.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abc76f

Analogous

#6f7fc7

#8b6fc7

#b76fc7

Triadic

#8b6fc7

#c78b6f

#6fc78b

Split-complementary

#8b6fc7

#c7b76f

#7fc76f

Tetradic

#8b6fc7

#c76fab

#abc76f

#6fc78b

Square

#8b6fc7

#c76f7f

#abc76f

#6fc7b7

Shades

Color #8b6fc7 mixed toward black.

#6d4ab9

#573a95

#412b70

#2b1d4a

#160e25

Tints

Color #8b6fc7 mixed toward white.

#9e87d0

#b29fda

#c5b7e3

#d8cfec

#ece7f6

Tones

Color #8b6fc7 mixed toward gray.

#8e76c0

#907eb8

#9385b1

#968caa

#9894a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080b7 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#8183b2 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#8aa8a5 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8b6fc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b6fc7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8b6fc7 (#8b6fc7) is rgb(139, 111, 199) in RGB.

No, #8b6fc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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