#8c6fa4

Color #8c6fa4

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 24.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8c6fa4

RGB

rgb(140, 111, 164)

HSL

hsl(272.8, 22.6%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.8, 32.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.6%, 32.3%, 0%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(51.41, 21.91, -24.19)

LCH

lch(51.41, 32.64, 312.17)

OKLCH

oklch(59%, 0.0855, 308.92)

HWB

hwb(272.8, 43.5%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87a46f

Analogous

#716fa4

#8c6fa4

#a46fa2

Triadic

#8c6fa4

#a48c6f

#6fa48c

Split-complementary

#8c6fa4

#a2a46f

#6fa471

Tetradic

#8c6fa4

#a46f87

#87a46f

#6fa48c

Square

#8c6fa4

#a4716f

#87a46f

#6fa2a4

Shades

Color #8c6fa4 mixed toward black.

#75598c

#5e4770

#463554

#2f2338

#17121c

Tints

Color #8c6fa4 mixed toward white.

#9f87b3

#b29fc2

#c5b7d2

#d9cfe1

#ece7f0

Tones

Color #8c6fa4 mixed toward gray.

#8c73a0

#8b789b

#8b7c97

#8a8192

#8a858e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#808099 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#828497 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#8b908e · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c6fa4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c6fa4]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8c6fa4 (#8c6fa4) is rgb(140, 111, 164) in RGB.

No, #8c6fa4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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