#8956B5

#8956B5

Color Values

HEX

#8956B5

RGB

137, 86, 181

HSL

272.2, 39.1%, 52.4%

HSV

272.2, 52.5%, 71.0%

CMYK

24.3%, 52.5%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.5514 0.1494 307.0

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8956B5

#82B556

Analogous

#5A56B5

#B556B2

#8956B5

Triadic

#8956B5

#B58956

#56B589

Split Complementary

#8956B5

#B2B556

#56B55A

Tetradic

#8956B5

#B55A56

#82B556

#56B2B5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8956B5

Protanopia

#73729E

Deuteranopia

#767A98

Tritanopia

#868C88

Achromatopsia

#686868

CSS Usage

background-color: #8956B5;
color: #8956B5;
border-color: #8956B5;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE7F3
200
#DCCDE9
300
#C4AADA
400
#A37CC6
500
#834EB1
600
#693E8E
700
#543272
800
#422759
900
#321F41
950
#1F1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.17:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.06:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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