#8c5cbf

Color #8c5cbf

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8c5cbf

RGB

rgb(140, 92, 191)

HSL

hsl(269.1, 43.6%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.1, 51.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.7%, 51.8%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(48.25, 39.29, -44.84)

LCH

lch(48.25, 59.62, 311.23)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.1527, 304.41)

HWB

hwb(269.1, 36.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fbf5c

Analogous

#5c5ebf

#8c5cbf

#be5cbf

Triadic

#8c5cbf

#bf8c5c

#5cbf8c

Split-complementary

#8c5cbf

#bfbe5c

#5ebf5c

Tetradic

#8c5cbf

#bf5c8f

#8fbf5c

#5cbf8c

Square

#8c5cbf

#bf5c5e

#8fbf5c

#5cbfbe

Shades

Color #8c5cbf mixed toward black.

#7443a9

#5d3587

#462866

#2f1b44

#170d22

Tints

Color #8c5cbf mixed toward white.

#9f77ca

#b292d4

#c6aedf

#d9c9ea

#ece4f4

Tones

Color #8c5cbf mixed toward gray.

#8c64b7

#8d6daf

#8d75a6

#8d7d9e

#8d8596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.4:1

White text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7aae · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#7d80a9 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#8a9e9a · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c5cbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c5cbf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8c5cbf (#8c5cbf) is rgb(140, 92, 191) in RGB.

No, #8c5cbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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