#8e00bd

Color #8e00bd

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e00bd

RGB

rgb(142, 0, 189)

HSL

hsl(285.1, 100%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.1, 100%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 100%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(36.79, 71.52, -62.12)

LCH

lch(36.79, 94.73, 319.02)

OKLCH

oklch(48.8%, 0.2426, 313.41)

HWB

hwb(285.1, 0%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2fbd00

Analogous

#3000bd

#8e00bd

#bd008e

Triadic

#8e00bd

#bd8e00

#00bd8e

Split-complementary

#8e00bd

#8ebd00

#00bd30

Tetradic

#8e00bd

#bd002f

#2fbd00

#00bd8e

Square

#8e00bd

#bd3000

#2fbd00

#008ebd

Shades

Color #8e00bd mixed toward black.

#77009e

#5f007e

#47005f

#2f003f

#180020

Tints

Color #8e00bd mixed toward white.

#b600f3

#ca29ff

#d75fff

#e494ff

#f2caff

Tones

Color #8e00bd mixed toward gray.

#8610ad

#7e209e

#762f8e

#6e3f7e

#674f6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.88:1

White text reads better on this background (7.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ca7 · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#7278a1 · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#8b928d · ΔE 39.2

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 30.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e00bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e00bd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#8e00bd (#8e00bd) is rgb(142, 0, 189) in RGB.

No, #8e00bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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