#8e6ab5

Color #8e6ab5

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 17.69 Nearest Tailwind class violet-500 #8e51ff · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#8e6ab5

RGB

rgb(142, 106, 181)

HSL

hsl(268.8, 33.6%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.8, 41.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.5%, 41.4%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(51.15, 29.43, -34.47)

LCH

lch(51.15, 45.32, 310.49)

OKLCH

oklch(59.1%, 0.1173, 305.18)

HWB

hwb(268.8, 41.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91b56a

Analogous

#6a6cb5

#8e6ab5

#b46ab5

Triadic

#8e6ab5

#b58e6a

#6ab58e

Split-complementary

#8e6ab5

#b5b46a

#6cb56a

Tetradic

#8e6ab5

#b56a91

#91b56a

#6ab58e

Square

#8e6ab5

#b56a6c

#91b56a

#6ab5b4

Shades

Color #8e6ab5 mixed toward black.

#764fa0

#5e4080

#473060

#2f2040

#181020

Tints

Color #8e6ab5 mixed toward white.

#a183c1

#b49cce

#c7b5da

#d9cde6

#ece6f3

Tones

Color #8e6ab5 mixed toward gray.

#8e70af

#8f77a9

#8f7da2

#8f839c

#8f8996

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8080a7 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#8284a3 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#8c9a97 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e6ab5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e6ab5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8e6ab5 (#8e6ab5) is rgb(142, 106, 181) in RGB.

No, #8e6ab5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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