#8c73c7

Color #8c73c7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.12 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8c73c7

RGB

rgb(140, 115, 199)

HSL

hsl(257.9, 42.9%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.9, 42.2%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.6%, 42.2%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(53.98, 28.05, -40.36)

LCH

lch(53.98, 49.15, 304.8)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.1259, 296.2)

HWB

hwb(257.9, 45.1%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec773

Analogous

#7384c7

#8c73c7

#b673c7

Triadic

#8c73c7

#c78c73

#73c78c

Split-complementary

#8c73c7

#c7b673

#84c773

Tetradic

#8c73c7

#c773ae

#aec773

#73c78c

Square

#8c73c7

#c77384

#aec773

#73c7b6

Shades

Color #8c73c7 mixed toward black.

#6d4eb8

#573c96

#412d70

#2b1e4b

#160f25

Tints

Color #8c73c7 mixed toward white.

#9f8ad0

#b2a2da

#c6b9e3

#d9d0ec

#ece8f6

Tones

Color #8c73c7 mixed toward gray.

#8f7ac0

#9281b9

#9588b2

#978fab

#9a96a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282b7 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#8385b3 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#8ba9a6 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8c73c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8c73c7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#8c73c7 (#8c73c7) is rgb(140, 115, 199) in RGB.

No, #8c73c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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