#8c45b1

Color #8c45b1

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 11.42 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8c45b1

RGB

rgb(140, 69, 177)

HSL

hsl(279.4, 43.9%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.4, 61%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 61%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(42.77, 48.35, -45.4)

LCH

lch(42.77, 66.32, 316.8)

OKLCH

oklch(52.7%, 0.1724, 312.27)

HWB

hwb(279.4, 27.1%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6ab145

Analogous

#5645b1

#8c45b1

#b145a0

Triadic

#8c45b1

#b18c45

#45b18c

Split-complementary

#8c45b1

#a0b145

#45b156

Tetradic

#8c45b1

#b1456a

#6ab145

#45b18c

Square

#8c45b1

#b15645

#6ab145

#45a0b1

Shades

Color #8c45b1 mixed toward black.

#753993

#5d2e76

#462258

#2f173b

#170b1d

Tints

Color #8c45b1 mixed toward white.

#a061c1

#b380ce

#c6a0da

#d9c0e6

#ecdff3

Tones

Color #8c45b1 mixed toward gray.

#894ea8

#86579f

#836096

#81698d

#7e7284

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.6:1

White text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#74739f · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#787c9b · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#898f8b · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c45b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c45b1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#8c45b1 (#8c45b1) is rgb(140, 69, 177) in RGB.

No, #8c45b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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