#8957BE

#8957BE

Color Values

HEX

#8957BE

RGB

137, 87, 190

HSL

269.1, 44.2%, 54.3%

HSV

269.1, 54.2%, 74.5%

CMYK

27.9%, 54.2%, 0.0%, 25.5%

OKLCH

0.5584 0.1587 304.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8957BE

#8CBE57

Analogous

#5759BE

#BC57BE

#8957BE

Triadic

#8957BE

#BE8957

#57BE89

Split Complementary

#8957BE

#BEBC57

#59BE57

Tetradic

#8957BE

#BE5759

#8CBE57

#57BEBC

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8957BE

Protanopia

#7373A5

Deuteranopia

#767A9F

Tritanopia

#86918D

Achromatopsia

#696969

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FA
100
#EDE6F4
200
#DBCCEB
300
#C1A7DD
400
#9F77CA
500
#7E47B8
600
#653993
700
#512E76
800
#3F245C
900
#301D44
950
#1E122B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.04:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.17:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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