#8957B3

#8957B3

Color Values

HEX

#8957B3

RGB

137, 87, 179

HSL

272.6, 37.7%, 52.2%

HSV

272.6, 51.4%, 70.2%

CMYK

23.5%, 51.4%, 0.0%, 29.8%

OKLCH

0.5519 0.1453 307.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8957B3

#81B357

Analogous

#5B57B3

#B357AF

#8957B3

Triadic

#8957B3

#B38957

#57B389

Split Complementary

#8957B3

#AFB357

#57B35B

Tetradic

#8957B3

#B35B57

#81B357

#57AFB3

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8957B3

Protanopia

#73739D

Deuteranopia

#767A97

Tritanopia

#868B87

Achromatopsia

#686868

CSS Usage

background-color: #8957B3;
color: #8957B3;
border-color: #8957B3;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE7F3
200
#DCCEE9
300
#C4ABD9
400
#A47DC4
500
#844FB0
600
#69408C
700
#543370
800
#422858
900
#322041
950
#1F1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.15:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.08:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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