#8d66b3

Color #8d66b3

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.83 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#8d66b3

RGB

rgb(141, 102, 179)

HSL

hsl(270.4, 33.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.4, 43%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 43%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(50, 30.97, -35.11)

LCH

lch(50, 46.82, 311.42)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.1213, 306.35)

HWB

hwb(270.4, 40%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb366

Analogous

#6766b3

#8d66b3

#b366b2

Triadic

#8d66b3

#b38d66

#66b38d

Split-complementary

#8d66b3

#b2b366

#66b367

Tetradic

#8d66b3

#b3668c

#8cb366

#66b38d

Square

#8d66b3

#b36766

#8cb366

#66b2b3

Shades

Color #8d66b3 mixed toward black.

#764e9c

#5e3e7d

#472f5e

#2f1f3f

#18101f

Tints

Color #8d66b3 mixed toward white.

#a080c0

#b399cc

#c6b3d9

#d9cce6

#ece6f2

Tones

Color #8d66b3 mixed toward gray.

#8d6cad

#8d73a6

#8d79a0

#8d8099

#8d8693

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7ea5 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#8083a1 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#8b9895 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8d66b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8d66b3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8d66b3 (#8d66b3) is rgb(141, 102, 179) in RGB.

No, #8d66b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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