#8c32c6

Color #8c32c6

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 4.3 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8c32c6

RGB

rgb(140, 50, 198)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 59.7%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 74.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.3%, 74.7%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(41.11, 61.51, -60.38)

LCH

lch(41.11, 86.19, 315.53)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.2179, 308.14)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 19.6%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6cc632

Analogous

#4232c6

#8c32c6

#c632b6

Triadic

#8c32c6

#c68c32

#32c68c

Split-complementary

#8c32c6

#b6c632

#32c642

Tetradic

#8c32c6

#c6326c

#6cc632

#32c68c

Square

#8c32c6

#c64232

#6cc632

#32b6c6

Shades

Color #8c32c6 mixed toward black.

#752aa5

#5d2184

#461963

#2f1142

#170821

Tints

Color #8c32c6 mixed toward white.

#a051d3

#b373dc

#c696e5

#d9b9ed

#ecdcf6

Tones

Color #8c32c6 mixed toward gray.

#893eba

#874bad

#8457a1

#816395

#7f7088

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#706fb0 · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#747aab · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#899c97 · ΔE 36.4

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 29.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c32c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c32c6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8c32c6 (#8c32c6) is rgb(140, 50, 198) in RGB.

No, #8c32c6 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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