#8e6bab

Color #8e6bab

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 23.82 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#8e6bab

RGB

rgb(142, 107, 171)

HSL

hsl(272.8, 27.6%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.8, 37.4%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 37.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(50.93, 26.5, -29)

LCH

lch(50.93, 39.28, 312.42)

OKLCH

oklch(58.8%, 0.1025, 308.62)

HWB

hwb(272.8, 42%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88ab6b

Analogous

#6e6bab

#8e6bab

#ab6ba8

Triadic

#8e6bab

#ab8e6b

#6bab8e

Split-complementary

#8e6bab

#a8ab6b

#6bab6e

Tetradic

#8e6bab

#ab6b88

#88ab6b

#6bab8e

Square

#8e6bab

#ab6e6b

#88ab6b

#6ba8ab

Shades

Color #8e6bab mixed toward black.

#775494

#5f4376

#473259

#30223b

#18111e

Tints

Color #8e6bab mixed toward white.

#a184b9

#b49cc7

#c6b5d5

#d9cee3

#ece6f1

Tones

Color #8e6bab mixed toward gray.

#8d70a6

#8d76a0

#8c7b9b

#8c8096

#8b8690

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#80809e · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#82859b · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#8d9491 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e6bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e6bab]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#8e6bab (#8e6bab) is rgb(142, 107, 171) in RGB.

No, #8e6bab is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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