#8956CD

#8956CD

Color Values

HEX

#8956CD

RGB

137, 86, 205

HSL

265.7, 54.3%, 57.1%

HSV

265.7, 58.0%, 80.4%

CMYK

33.2%, 58.0%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.5664 0.1783 300.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: slateblue 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8956CD

#9ACD56

Analogous

#565FCD

#C456CD

#8956CD

Triadic

#8956CD

#CD8956

#56CD89

Split Complementary

#8956CD

#CDC456

#5FCD56

Tetradic

#8956CD

#CD565F

#9ACD56

#56CDC4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8956CD

Protanopia

#7372B0

Deuteranopia

#767AA9

Tritanopia

#869994

Achromatopsia

#696969

CSS Usage

background-color: #8956CD;
color: #8956CD;
border-color: #8956CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 500 #6366F1

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FB
100
#ECE5F5
200
#D9C8EF
300
#BDA1E3
400
#996DD4
500
#763AC5
600
#5E2F9D
700
#4B257E
800
#3B1D62
900
#2D1948
950
#1C102E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.91:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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