#8940B5

#8940B5

Color Values

HEX

#8940B5

RGB

137, 64, 181

HSL

277.4, 47.8%, 48.0%

HSV

277.4, 64.6%, 71.0%

CMYK

24.3%, 64.6%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.5197 0.1828 310.3

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 2050-R50B Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8940B5

#6CB540

Analogous

#4E40B5

#B540A6

#8940B5

Triadic

#8940B5

#B58940

#40B589

Split Complementary

#8940B5

#A6B540

#40B54E

Tetradic

#8940B5

#B54E40

#6CB540

#40A6B5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8940B5

Protanopia

#696999

Deuteranopia

#6E7392

Tritanopia

#85827D

Achromatopsia

#585858

CSS Usage

background-color: #8940B5;
color: #8940B5;
border-color: #8940B5;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FA
100
#EFE6F4
200
#E0CAEC
300
#C9A5DF
400
#AC74CE
500
#8F43BC
600
#723597
700
#5B2B79
800
#47215E
900
#361C45
950
#22112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.06:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.46:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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