#8957B5

#8957B5

Color Values

HEX

#8957B5

RGB

137, 87, 181

HSL

271.9, 38.8%, 52.5%

HSV

271.9, 51.9%, 71.0%

CMYK

24.3%, 51.9%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.553 0.1478 306.8

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8957B5

#83B557

Analogous

#5A57B5

#B557B2

#8957B5

Triadic

#8957B5

#B58957

#57B589

Split Complementary

#8957B5

#B2B557

#57B55A

Tetradic

#8957B5

#B55A57

#83B557

#57B2B5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8957B5

Protanopia

#73739E

Deuteranopia

#767A99

Tritanopia

#868C88

Achromatopsia

#686868

CSS Usage

background-color: #8957B5;
color: #8957B5;
border-color: #8957B5;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE7F3
200
#DCCDE9
300
#C3AADA
400
#A37CC5
500
#834EB1
600
#693E8E
700
#543271
800
#412758
900
#322041
950
#1F1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.13:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.09:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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