#8972B3

#8972B3

Color Values

HEX

#8972B3

RGB

137, 114, 179

HSL

261.2, 30.0%, 57.5%

HSV

261.2, 36.3%, 70.2%

CMYK

23.5%, 36.3%, 0.0%, 29.8%

OKLCH

0.5996 0.0997 299.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8972B3

#9CB372

Analogous

#727CB3

#AA72B3

#8972B3

Triadic

#8972B3

#B38972

#72B389

Split Complementary

#8972B3

#B3AA72

#7CB372

Tetradic

#8972B3

#B3727C

#9CB372

#72B3AA

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8972B3

Protanopia

#7F7FA3

Deuteranopia

#8082A0

Tritanopia

#889794

Achromatopsia

#7C7C7C

CSS Usage

background-color: #8972B3;
color: #8972B3;
border-color: #8972B3;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 300 #C4B5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5F9
100
#ECE9F2
200
#D8D1E6
300
#BCAFD4
400
#9884BD
500
#7459A6
600
#5D4785
700
#4A396A
800
#3A2D53
900
#2D233E
950
#1C1627

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.1:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.12:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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