#8957C8

#8957C8

Color Values

HEX

#8957C8

RGB

137, 87, 200

HSL

266.5, 50.7%, 56.3%

HSV

266.5, 56.5%, 78.4%

CMYK

31.5%, 56.5%, 0.0%, 21.6%

OKLCH

0.5647 0.1708 301.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8957C8

#96C857

Analogous

#575EC8

#C157C8

#8957C8

Triadic

#8957C8

#C88957

#57C889

Split Complementary

#8957C8

#C8C157

#5EC857

Tetradic

#8957C8

#C8575E

#96C857

#57C8C1

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8957C8

Protanopia

#7373AD

Deuteranopia

#767AA6

Tritanopia

#869792

Achromatopsia

#6A6A6A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8957C8;
color: #8957C8;
border-color: #8957C8;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 400 #C084FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FB
100
#ECE5F5
200
#D9C9ED
300
#BEA3E1
400
#9B71D0
500
#783FC0
600
#60329A
700
#4D287B
800
#3C1F60
900
#2E1A47
950
#1D112D

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.93:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.26:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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