#8957BD

#8957BD

Color Values

HEX

#8957BD

RGB

137, 87, 189

HSL

269.4, 43.6%, 54.1%

HSV

269.4, 54.0%, 74.1%

CMYK

27.5%, 54.0%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.5578 0.1575 304.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8957BD

#8BBD57

Analogous

#5758BD

#BC57BD

#8957BD

Triadic

#8957BD

#BD8957

#57BD89

Split Complementary

#8957BD

#BDBC57

#58BD57

Tetradic

#8957BD

#BD5758

#8BBD57

#57BDBC

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8957BD

Protanopia

#7373A4

Deuteranopia

#767A9E

Tritanopia

#86918D

Achromatopsia

#696969

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F4
200
#DBCCEB
300
#C1A7DC
400
#A078CA
500
#7E48B7
600
#653A92
700
#512E75
800
#3F245C
900
#301D43
950
#1E132B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.05:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.16:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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