#8e77b1

Color #8e77b1

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 23.13 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8e77b1

RGB

rgb(142, 119, 177)

HSL

hsl(263.8, 27.1%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.8, 32.8%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.8%, 32.8%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(54.15, 20.88, -27.47)

LCH

lch(54.15, 34.5, 307.24)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.0894, 302.02)

HWB

hwb(263.8, 46.7%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ab177

Analogous

#777db1

#8e77b1

#ab77b1

Triadic

#8e77b1

#b18e77

#77b18e

Split-complementary

#8e77b1

#b1ab77

#7db177

Tetradic

#8e77b1

#b1779a

#9ab177

#77b18e

Square

#8e77b1

#b1777d

#9ab177

#77b1ab

Shades

Color #8e77b1 mixed toward black.

#745a9d

#5d487d

#46365e

#2f243f

#17121f

Tints

Color #8e77b1 mixed toward white.

#a18ebe

#b4a4cb

#c6bbd8

#d9d2e5

#ece8f2

Tones

Color #8e77b1 mixed toward gray.

#8f7cac

#9081a7

#9185a2

#928a9e

#938f99

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.42:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8584a5 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#8688a2 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#8d9b99 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8e77b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8e77b1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#8e77b1 (#8e77b1) is rgb(142, 119, 177) in RGB.

No, #8e77b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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