#8d5bbb

Color #8d5bbb

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.24 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#8d5bbb

RGB

rgb(141, 91, 187)

HSL

hsl(271.3, 41.4%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.3, 51.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.6%, 51.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(47.92, 39.15, -43.04)

LCH

lch(47.92, 58.18, 312.29)

OKLCH

oklch(56.7%, 0.1497, 306.28)

HWB

hwb(271.3, 35.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89bb5b

Analogous

#5d5bbb

#8d5bbb

#bb5bb9

Triadic

#8d5bbb

#bb8d5b

#5bbb8d

Split-complementary

#8d5bbb

#b9bb5b

#5bbb5d

Tetradic

#8d5bbb

#bb5b89

#89bb5b

#5bbb8d

Square

#8d5bbb

#bb5d5b

#89bb5b

#5bb9bb

Shades

Color #8d5bbb mixed toward black.

#7644a4

#5e3683

#472962

#2f1b42

#180e21

Tints

Color #8d5bbb mixed toward white.

#a076c6

#b392d2

#c6addd

#d9c8e8

#ece4f4

Tones

Color #8d5bbb mixed toward gray.

#8d63b3

#8c6bab

#8c73a3

#8c7b9b

#8b8393

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.35:1

White text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7aaa · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#7d81a6 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#8b9b97 · ΔE 29.5

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8d5bbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d5bbb]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8d5bbb (#8d5bbb) is rgb(141, 91, 187) in RGB.

No, #8d5bbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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