#8959B1

#8959B1

Color Values

HEX

#8959B1

RGB

137, 89, 177

HSL

272.7, 36.1%, 52.2%

HSV

272.7, 49.7%, 69.4%

CMYK

22.6%, 49.7%, 0.0%, 30.6%

OKLCH

0.554 0.1396 307.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8959B1

#81B159

Analogous

#5D59B1

#B159AD

#8959B1

Triadic

#8959B1

#B18959

#59B189

Split Complementary

#8959B1

#ADB159

#59B15D

Tetradic

#8959B1

#B15D59

#81B159

#59ADB1

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8959B1

Protanopia

#74749C

Deuteranopia

#777B97

Tritanopia

#878B87

Achromatopsia

#6A6A6A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8959B1;
color: #8959B1;
border-color: #8959B1;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F3
200
#DCCEE8
300
#C4ACD8
400
#A47FC3
500
#8451AE
600
#69418B
700
#54346F
800
#422957
900
#322140
950
#1F1529

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.09:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.13:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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