#8972B9

#8972B9

Color Values

HEX

#8972B9

RGB

137, 114, 185

HSL

259.4, 33.6%, 58.6%

HSV

259.4, 38.4%, 72.5%

CMYK

25.9%, 38.4%, 0.0%, 27.5%

OKLCH

0.6026 0.108 298.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8972B9

#A2B972

Analogous

#727EB9

#AC72B9

#8972B9

Triadic

#8972B9

#B98972

#72B989

Split Complementary

#8972B9

#B9AC72

#7EB972

Tetradic

#8972B9

#B9727E

#A2B972

#72B9AC

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8972B9

Protanopia

#7F7FA8

Deuteranopia

#8082A4

Tritanopia

#889A97

Achromatopsia

#7C7C7C

CSS Usage

background-color: #8972B9;
color: #8972B9;
border-color: #8972B9;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 400 #818CF8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EBE8F2
200
#D7CFE7
300
#BBADD6
400
#9581C0
500
#7055AA
600
#5A4488
700
#48366D
800
#382A55
900
#2B223F
950
#1B1528

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.06:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.17:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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