#8c24bf

Color #8c24bf

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 4.49 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#8c24bf

RGB

rgb(140, 36, 191)

HSL

hsl(280.3, 68.3%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.3, 81.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 81.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(38.9, 64.92, -59.88)

LCH

lch(38.9, 88.32, 317.31)

OKLCH

oklch(50.3%, 0.2251, 310.98)

HWB

hwb(280.3, 14.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57bf24

Analogous

#3f24bf

#8c24bf

#bf24a4

Triadic

#8c24bf

#bf8c24

#24bf8c

Split-complementary

#8c24bf

#a4bf24

#24bf3f

Tetradic

#8c24bf

#bf2457

#57bf24

#24bf8c

Square

#8c24bf

#bf3f24

#57bf24

#24a4bf

Shades

Color #8c24bf mixed toward black.

#751e9f

#5d187f

#46125f

#2f0c40

#170620

Tints

Color #8c24bf mixed toward white.

#a539da

#b760e1

#c988e9

#dbb0f0

#edd7f8

Tones

Color #8c24bf mixed toward gray.

#8831b2

#833ea5

#7f4b98

#7a588b

#76657e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6da9 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#7378a4 · ΔE 23.4

Tritanopia

#899691 · ΔE 37.4

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 29.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c24bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c24bf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8c24bf (#8c24bf) is rgb(140, 36, 191) in RGB.

No, #8c24bf 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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