#8957B2

#8957B2

Color Values

HEX

#8957B2

RGB

137, 87, 178

HSL

273.0, 37.1%, 52.0%

HSV

273.0, 51.1%, 69.8%

CMYK

23.0%, 51.1%, 0.0%, 30.2%

OKLCH

0.5513 0.1441 307.7

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8957B2

#80B257

Analogous

#5C57B2

#B257AD

#8957B2

Triadic

#8957B2

#B28957

#57B289

Split Complementary

#8957B2

#ADB257

#57B25C

Tetradic

#8957B2

#B25C57

#80B257

#57ADB2

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8957B2

Protanopia

#73739C

Deuteranopia

#767A97

Tritanopia

#868B87

Achromatopsia

#686868

CSS Usage

background-color: #8957B2;
color: #8957B2;
border-color: #8957B2;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F3
200
#DDCEE9
300
#C4ABD9
400
#A47EC4
500
#8450AF
600
#6A408C
700
#553370
800
#422857
900
#322041
950
#201429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.16:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.07:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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