#8957B4

#8957B4

Color Values

HEX

#8957B4

RGB

137, 87, 180

HSL

272.3, 38.3%, 52.4%

HSV

272.3, 51.7%, 70.6%

CMYK

23.9%, 51.7%, 0.0%, 29.4%

OKLCH

0.5524 0.1465 307.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8957B4

#82B457

Analogous

#5B57B4

#B457B1

#8957B4

Triadic

#8957B4

#B48957

#57B489

Split Complementary

#8957B4

#B1B457

#57B45B

Tetradic

#8957B4

#B45B57

#82B457

#57B1B4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8957B4

Protanopia

#73739E

Deuteranopia

#767A98

Tritanopia

#868C88

Achromatopsia

#686868

CSS Usage

background-color: #8957B4;
color: #8957B4;
border-color: #8957B4;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE7F3
200
#DCCEE9
300
#C4AAD9
400
#A37DC5
500
#834FB0
600
#693F8D
700
#543271
800
#422758
900
#322041
950
#1F1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.14:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.09:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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