#8970B2

#8970B2

Color Values

HEX

#8970B2

RGB

137, 112, 178

HSL

262.7, 30.0%, 56.9%

HSV

262.7, 37.1%, 69.8%

CMYK

23.0%, 37.1%, 0.0%, 30.2%

OKLCH

0.5954 0.1017 300.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8970B2

#99B270

Analogous

#7078B2

#AA70B2

#8970B2

Triadic

#8970B2

#B28970

#70B289

Split Complementary

#8970B2

#B2AA70

#78B270

Tetradic

#8970B2

#B27078

#99B270

#70B2AA

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8970B2

Protanopia

#7E7EA2

Deuteranopia

#80829E

Tritanopia

#889593

Achromatopsia

#7A7A7A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8970B2;
color: #8970B2;
border-color: #8970B2;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 300 #C4B5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5F9
100
#ECE9F2
200
#D9D1E6
300
#BDAFD4
400
#9A84BD
500
#7659A6
600
#5F4785
700
#4C396A
800
#3B2D53
900
#2D233E
950
#1D1627

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.18:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.02:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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