#8f42c0

Color #8f42c0

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 12.59 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#8f42c0

RGB

rgb(143, 66, 192)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 50%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 65.6%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.5%, 65.6%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(43.57, 53.86, -52.89)

LCH

lch(43.57, 75.49, 315.52)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.1935, 309.46)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 25.9%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#73c042

Analogous

#5042c0

#8f42c0

#c042b2

Triadic

#8f42c0

#c08f42

#42c08f

Split-complementary

#8f42c0

#b2c042

#42c050

Tetradic

#8f42c0

#c04273

#73c042

#42c08f

Square

#8f42c0

#c05042

#73c042

#42b2c0

Shades

Color #8f42c0 mixed toward black.

#7836a1

#602b81

#482061

#301641

#180b20

Tints

Color #8f42c0 mixed toward white.

#a262cb

#b481d5

#c7a1e0

#dac0ea

#ece0f5

Tones

Color #8f42c0 mixed toward gray.

#8d4db6

#8a57ab

#8862a1

#866c96

#83778c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7575ac · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#797ea7 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#8c9a95 · ΔE 34.2

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 28

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Code

CSS

background-color: #8f42c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#8f42c0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#8f42c0 (#8f42c0) is rgb(143, 66, 192) in RGB.

No, #8f42c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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