#8d5bc0

Color #8d5bc0

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8d5bc0

RGB

rgb(141, 91, 192)

HSL

hsl(269.7, 44.5%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.7, 52.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.6%, 52.6%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(48.2, 40.36, -45.5)

LCH

lch(48.2, 60.82, 311.57)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.1558, 304.83)

HWB

hwb(269.7, 35.7%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ec05b

Analogous

#5b5cc0

#8d5bc0

#c05bc0

Triadic

#8d5bc0

#c08d5b

#5bc08d

Split-complementary

#8d5bc0

#c0c05b

#5cc05b

Tetradic

#8d5bc0

#c05b8e

#8ec05b

#5bc08d

Square

#8d5bc0

#c05b5c

#8ec05b

#5bc0c0

Shades

Color #8d5bc0 mixed toward black.

#7541aa

#5e3488

#462766

#2f1a44

#170d22

Tints

Color #8d5bc0 mixed toward white.

#a076cb

#b392d5

#c6ade0

#d9c8ea

#ece4f5

Tones

Color #8d5bc0 mixed toward gray.

#8d63b8

#8d6caf

#8d74a7

#8d7d9e

#8d8596

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.39:1

White text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7aae · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#7d81aa · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#8b9e9b · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 25.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d5bc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d5bc0]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8d5bc0 (#8d5bc0) is rgb(141, 91, 192) in RGB.

No, #8d5bc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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