#8970B3

#8970B3

Color Values

HEX

#8970B3

RGB

137, 112, 179

HSL

262.4, 30.6%, 57.1%

HSV

262.4, 37.4%, 70.2%

CMYK

23.5%, 37.4%, 0.0%, 29.8%

OKLCH

0.5959 0.1031 300.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8970B3

#9AB370

Analogous

#7079B3

#AB70B3

#8970B3

Triadic

#8970B3

#B38970

#70B389

Split Complementary

#8970B3

#B3AB70

#79B370

Tetradic

#8970B3

#B37079

#9AB370

#70B3AB

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8970B3

Protanopia

#7E7EA3

Deuteranopia

#80829F

Tritanopia

#889693

Achromatopsia

#7A7A7A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8970B3;
color: #8970B3;
border-color: #8970B3;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 400 #818CF8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5F9
100
#ECE9F2
200
#D9D0E6
300
#BDAFD5
400
#9984BE
500
#7658A7
600
#5E4785
700
#4B396B
800
#3B2C53
900
#2D233E
950
#1C1627

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.17:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.03:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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