#8840B5

#8840B5

Color Values

HEX

#8840B5

RGB

136, 64, 181

HSL

276.9, 47.8%, 48.0%

HSV

276.9, 64.6%, 71.0%

CMYK

24.9%, 64.6%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.5185 0.1825 309.8

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 2050-R50B Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8840B5

#6DB540

Analogous

#4D40B5

#B540A7

#8840B5

Triadic

#8840B5

#B58840

#40B588

Split Complementary

#8840B5

#A7B540

#40B54D

Tetradic

#8840B5

#B54D40

#6DB540

#40A7B5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8840B5

Protanopia

#696899

Deuteranopia

#6D7292

Tritanopia

#84827D

Achromatopsia

#585858

CSS Usage

background-color: #8840B5;
color: #8840B5;
border-color: #8840B5;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FA
100
#EFE6F4
200
#DFCAEC
300
#C9A5DF
400
#AB74CE
500
#8E43BC
600
#713597
700
#5B2B79
800
#47215E
900
#351C45
950
#22112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.09:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.45:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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