#8972B1

#8972B1

Color Values

HEX

#8972B1

RGB

137, 114, 177

HSL

261.9, 28.8%, 57.1%

HSV

261.9, 35.6%, 69.4%

CMYK

22.6%, 35.6%, 0.0%, 30.6%

OKLCH

0.5987 0.0969 300.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8972B1

#9AB172

Analogous

#727BB1

#A972B1

#8972B1

Triadic

#8972B1

#B18972

#72B189

Split Complementary

#8972B1

#B1A972

#7BB172

Tetradic

#8972B1

#B1727B

#9AB172

#72B1A9

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8972B1

Protanopia

#7F7FA2

Deuteranopia

#80829E

Tritanopia

#889693

Achromatopsia

#7B7B7B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8972B1;
color: #8972B1;
border-color: #8972B1;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 300 #C4B5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5F9
100
#ECE9F2
200
#D9D1E6
300
#BDB0D3
400
#9985BC
500
#765BA4
600
#5E4983
700
#4B3A69
800
#3B2D52
900
#2D243D
950
#1C1727

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.11:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.11:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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