#8957BC

#8957BC

Color Values

HEX

#8957BC

RGB

137, 87, 188

HSL

269.7, 43.0%, 53.9%

HSV

269.7, 53.7%, 73.7%

CMYK

27.1%, 53.7%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.5572 0.1562 304.7

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8957BC

#8ABC57

Analogous

#5757BC

#BB57BC

#8957BC

Triadic

#8957BC

#BC8957

#57BC89

Split Complementary

#8957BC

#BCBB57

#57BC57

Tetradic

#8957BC

#BC5757

#8ABC57

#57BCBB

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8957BC

Protanopia

#7373A4

Deuteranopia

#767A9E

Tritanopia

#86908C

Achromatopsia

#696969

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F4
200
#DBCCEB
300
#C2A7DC
400
#A078C9
500
#7F49B6
600
#663A92
700
#512F75
800
#3F245B
900
#301E43
950
#1E132A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.06:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.15:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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