#8b7bd1

Color #8b7bd1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#8b7bd1

RGB

rgb(139, 123, 209)

HSL

hsl(251.2, 48.3%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.2, 41.1%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.5%, 41.1%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(56.34, 25.69, -42.32)

LCH

lch(56.34, 49.51, 301.26)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.1271, 290.89)

HWB

hwb(251.2, 48.2%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1d17b

Analogous

#7b96d1

#8b7bd1

#b67bd1

Triadic

#8b7bd1

#d18b7b

#7bd18b

Split-complementary

#8b7bd1

#d1b67b

#96d17b

Tetradic

#8b7bd1

#d17bc1

#c1d17b

#7bd18b

Square

#8b7bd1

#d17b96

#c1d17b

#7bd1b6

Shades

Color #8b7bd1 mixed toward black.

#6752c3

#4d39a4

#3a2b7b

#271d52

#130e29

Tints

Color #8b7bd1 mixed toward white.

#9e91d9

#b2a7e0

#c5bde8

#d8d3f0

#ece9f7

Tones

Color #8b7bd1 mixed toward gray.

#9082ca

#9489c3

#9991bb

#9d98b4

#a29fad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8484c1 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#8586bc · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#8ab2af · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 23.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8b7bd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8b7bd1]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#8b7bd1 (#8b7bd1) is rgb(139, 123, 209) in RGB.

No, #8b7bd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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