#8f0cdf

Color #8f0cdf

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 5.81 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#8f0cdf

RGB

rgb(143, 12, 223)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 89.8%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 94.6%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.9%, 94.6%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(40.3, 76.74, -76.12)

LCH

lch(40.3, 108.09, 315.23)

OKLCH

oklch(52.1%, 0.2656, 305.1)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 4.7%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5cdf0c

Analogous

#260cdf

#8f0cdf

#df0cc5

Triadic

#8f0cdf

#df8f0c

#0cdf8f

Split-complementary

#8f0cdf

#c5df0c

#0cdf26

Tetradic

#8f0cdf

#df0c5c

#5cdf0c

#0cdf8f

Square

#8f0cdf

#df260c

#5cdf0c

#0cc5df

Shades

Color #8f0cdf mixed toward black.

#770aba

#5f0895

#480670

#30044a

#180225

Tints

Color #8f0cdf mixed toward white.

#a526f3

#b751f6

#c97df8

#dba8fa

#edd4fd

Tones

Color #8f0cdf mixed toward gray.

#8b1ece

#872fbc

#8241aa

#7e5299

#7a6487

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6ec5 · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#747abe · ΔE 23.3

Tritanopia

#8cada8 · ΔE 40.9

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 31.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f0cdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f0cdf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8f0cdf (#8f0cdf) is rgb(143, 12, 223) in RGB.

No, #8f0cdf 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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