#8f2dc9

Color #8f2dc9

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 3.09 Nearest Tailwind class purple-700 #8200db · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#8f2dc9

RGB

rgb(143, 45, 201)

HSL

hsl(277.7, 63.4%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.7, 77.6%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 77.6%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(41.11, 64.53, -62.11)

LCH

lch(41.11, 89.56, 316.09)

OKLCH

oklch(52.2%, 0.2266, 308.89)

HWB

hwb(277.7, 17.6%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#67c92d

Analogous

#412dc9

#8f2dc9

#c92db5

Triadic

#8f2dc9

#c98f2d

#2dc98f

Split-complementary

#8f2dc9

#b5c92d

#2dc941

Tetradic

#8f2dc9

#c92d67

#67c92d

#2dc98f

Square

#8f2dc9

#c9412d

#67c92d

#2db5c9

Shades

Color #8f2dc9 mixed toward black.

#7725a7

#5f1e86

#471664

#300f43

#180721

Tints

Color #8f2dc9 mixed toward white.

#a34bd7

#b56fdf

#c893e7

#dab7ef

#eddbf7

Tones

Color #8f2dc9 mixed toward gray.

#8c3abc

#8847af

#8554a2

#826195

#7e6e88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7271b3 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#767cad · ΔE 22.7

Tritanopia

#8c9e99 · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 29.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f2dc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f2dc9]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8f2dc9 (#8f2dc9) is rgb(143, 45, 201) in RGB.

No, #8f2dc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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