#8d5dbc

Color #8d5dbc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 9.89 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 10

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#8d5dbc

RGB

rgb(141, 93, 188)

HSL

hsl(270.3, 41.5%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.3, 50.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 50.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(48.41, 38.27, -42.84)

LCH

lch(48.41, 57.44, 311.78)

OKLCH

oklch(57.1%, 0.1477, 305.55)

HWB

hwb(270.3, 36.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cbc5d

Analogous

#5d5dbc

#8d5dbc

#bc5dbc

Triadic

#8d5dbc

#bc8d5d

#5dbc8d

Split-complementary

#8d5dbc

#bcbc5d

#5dbc5d

Tetradic

#8d5dbc

#bc5d8c

#8cbc5d

#5dbc8d

Square

#8d5dbc

#bc5d5d

#8cbc5d

#5dbcbc

Shades

Color #8d5dbc mixed toward black.

#7644a6

#5e3785

#472963

#2f1b42

#180e21

Tints

Color #8d5dbc mixed toward white.

#a078c7

#b393d2

#c6aede

#d9c9e9

#ece4f4

Tones

Color #8d5dbc mixed toward gray.

#8d65b4

#8d6dac

#8d75a4

#8d7d9c

#8d8594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.42:1

White text reads better on this background (4.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7b7bab · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#7e81a7 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#8b9c98 · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d5dbc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d5dbc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8d5dbc (#8d5dbc) is rgb(141, 93, 188) in RGB.

No, #8d5dbc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #8d5dbc, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast