#8c6dab

Color #8c6dab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 24.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#8c6dab

RGB

rgb(140, 109, 171)

HSL

hsl(270, 27%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 36.3%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 36.3%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(51.21, 24.7, -28.57)

LCH

lch(51.21, 37.77, 310.84)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.0983, 306.52)

HWB

hwb(270, 42.7%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cab6d

Analogous

#6d6dab

#8c6dab

#ab6dab

Triadic

#8c6dab

#ab8c6d

#6dab8c

Split-complementary

#8c6dab

#abab6d

#6dab6d

Tetradic

#8c6dab

#ab6d8c

#8cab6d

#6dab8c

Square

#8c6dab

#ab6d6d

#8cab6d

#6dabab

Shades

Color #8c6dab mixed toward black.

#755594

#5d4477

#463359

#2f223b

#17111e

Tints

Color #8c6dab mixed toward white.

#9f85b9

#b29ec7

#c5b6d5

#d9cee3

#ece7f1

Tones

Color #8c6dab mixed toward gray.

#8c72a6

#8c77a1

#8c7c9c

#8c8296

#8c8791

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#807f9f · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#81849c · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#8b9492 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c6dab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c6dab]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8c6dab (#8c6dab) is rgb(140, 109, 171) in RGB.

No, #8c6dab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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