#8740B5

#8740B5

Color Values

HEX

#8740B5

RGB

135, 64, 181

HSL

276.4, 47.8%, 48.0%

HSV

276.4, 64.6%, 71.0%

CMYK

25.4%, 64.6%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.5173 0.1822 309.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 2050-R50B Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8740B5

#6EB540

Analogous

#4C40B5

#B540A8

#8740B5

Triadic

#8740B5

#B58740

#40B587

Split Complementary

#8740B5

#A8B540

#40B54C

Tetradic

#8740B5

#B54C40

#6EB540

#40A8B5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8740B5

Protanopia

#686899

Deuteranopia

#6C7292

Tritanopia

#83827D

Achromatopsia

#585858

CSS Usage

background-color: #8740B5;
color: #8740B5;
border-color: #8740B5;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FA
100
#EFE6F4
200
#DFCAEC
300
#C8A5DF
400
#AA74CE
500
#8D43BC
600
#703597
700
#5A2B79
800
#46215E
900
#351C45
950
#21112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.12:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.43:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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