#8e70af

Color #8e70af

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#8e70af

RGB

rgb(142, 112, 175)

HSL

hsl(268.6, 28.3%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.6, 36%, 68.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 36%, 0%, 31.4%)

LAB

lab(52.32, 24.51, -29.15)

LCH

lch(52.32, 38.08, 310.06)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.099, 305.46)

HWB

hwb(268.6, 43.9%, 31.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91af70

Analogous

#7072af

#8e70af

#ae70af

Triadic

#8e70af

#af8e70

#70af8e

Split-complementary

#8e70af

#afae70

#72af70

Tetradic

#8e70af

#af7091

#91af70

#70af8e

Square

#8e70af

#af7072

#91af70

#70afae

Shades

Color #8e70af mixed toward black.

#765699

#5e457b

#47335c

#2f223d

#18111f

Tints

Color #8e70af mixed toward white.

#a188bc

#b4a0ca

#c7b8d7

#d9cfe4

#ece7f2

Tones

Color #8e70af mixed toward gray.

#8e75aa

#8f7ba5

#8f809f

#8f859a

#8f8a95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8282a3 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#84869f · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#8d9895 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e70af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e70af]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#8e70af (#8e70af) is rgb(142, 112, 175) in RGB.

No, #8e70af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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