#8971B2

#8971B2

Color Values

HEX

#8971B2

RGB

137, 113, 178

HSL

262.2, 29.7%, 57.1%

HSV

262.2, 36.5%, 69.8%

CMYK

23.0%, 36.5%, 0.0%, 30.2%

OKLCH

0.5973 0.1 300.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8971B2

#9AB271

Analogous

#717AB2

#AA71B2

#8971B2

Triadic

#8971B2

#B28971

#71B289

Split Complementary

#8971B2

#B2AA71

#7AB271

Tetradic

#8971B2

#B2717A

#9AB271

#71B2AA

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8971B2

Protanopia

#7F7EA2

Deuteranopia

#80829E

Tritanopia

#889693

Achromatopsia

#7B7B7B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8971B2;
color: #8971B2;
border-color: #8971B2;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 300 #C4B5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5F9
100
#ECE9F2
200
#D9D1E6
300
#BDB0D4
400
#9985BD
500
#765AA5
600
#5E4884
700
#4B396A
800
#3B2D53
900
#2D233D
950
#1C1627

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.14:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.07:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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