#8e75bd

Color #8e75bd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 19.74 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#8e75bd

RGB

rgb(142, 117, 189)

HSL

hsl(260.8, 35.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.8, 38.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 38.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(54.18, 24.95, -34.32)

LCH

lch(54.18, 42.43, 306.02)

OKLCH

oklch(61.5%, 0.1094, 299.17)

HWB

hwb(260.8, 45.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4bd75

Analogous

#7580bd

#8e75bd

#b275bd

Triadic

#8e75bd

#bd8e75

#75bd8e

Split-complementary

#8e75bd

#bdb275

#80bd75

Tetradic

#8e75bd

#bd75a4

#a4bd75

#75bd8e

Square

#8e75bd

#bd7580

#a4bd75

#75bdb2

Shades

Color #8e75bd mixed toward black.

#7252ad

#5b428a

#443168

#2d2145

#171023

Tints

Color #8e75bd mixed toward white.

#a18cc8

#b4a3d3

#c6bade

#d9d1e9

#ece8f4

Tones

Color #8e75bd mixed toward gray.

#907bb7

#9281b1

#9387ab

#958da5

#97939f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8484af · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#8587ab · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#8da3a0 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 22.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #8e75bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e75bd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#8e75bd (#8e75bd) is rgb(142, 117, 189) in RGB.

No, #8e75bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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