#8959B9

#8959B9

Color Values

HEX

#8959B9

RGB

137, 89, 185

HSL

270.0, 40.7%, 53.7%

HSV

270.0, 51.9%, 72.5%

CMYK

25.9%, 51.9%, 0.0%, 27.5%

OKLCH

0.5586 0.1494 305.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8959B9

#89B959

Analogous

#5959B9

#B959B9

#8959B9

Triadic

#8959B9

#B98959

#59B989

Split Complementary

#8959B9

#B9B959

#59B959

Tetradic

#8959B9

#B95959

#89B959

#59B9B9

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8959B9

Protanopia

#7474A2

Deuteranopia

#777B9C

Tritanopia

#878F8B

Achromatopsia

#6A6A6A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8959B9;
color: #8959B9;
border-color: #8959B9;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F3
200
#DBCDEA
300
#C2A9DB
400
#A17AC7
500
#804CB3
600
#663C90
700
#523073
800
#40265A
900
#301F42
950
#1F132A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.01:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.19:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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