#8959BD

#8959BD

Color Values

HEX

#8959BD

RGB

137, 89, 189

HSL

268.8, 43.1%, 54.5%

HSV

268.8, 52.9%, 74.1%

CMYK

27.5%, 52.9%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.561 0.1543 304.0

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8959BD

#8DBD59

Analogous

#595BBD

#BB59BD

#8959BD

Triadic

#8959BD

#BD8959

#59BD89

Split Complementary

#8959BD

#BDBB59

#5BBD59

Tetradic

#8959BD

#BD595B

#8DBD59

#59BDBB

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8959BD

Protanopia

#7474A5

Deuteranopia

#777B9F

Tritanopia

#87928E

Achromatopsia

#6A6A6A

CSS Usage

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

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F4
200
#DBCCEB
300
#C1A7DC
400
#9F78C9
500
#7D49B6
600
#643A92
700
#502E75
800
#3F245B
900
#301E43
950
#1E132A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.97:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.23:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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