#8972CB

#8972CB

Color Values

HEX

#8972CB

RGB

137, 114, 203

HSL

255.5, 46.1%, 62.2%

HSV

255.5, 43.8%, 79.6%

CMYK

32.5%, 43.8%, 0.0%, 20.4%

OKLCH

0.6122 0.1327 294.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Blue Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8972CB

#B4CB72

Analogous

#7288CB

#B672CB

#8972CB

Triadic

#8972CB

#CB8972

#72CB89

Split Complementary

#8972CB

#CBB672

#88CB72

Tetradic

#8972CB

#CB7288

#B4CB72

#72CBB6

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8972CB

Protanopia

#7F7FB5

Deuteranopia

#8082B0

Tritanopia

#88A4A1

Achromatopsia

#7D7D7D

CSS Usage

background-color: #8972CB;
color: #8972CB;
border-color: #8972CB;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F4FA
100
#EAE6F4
200
#D3CBEC
300
#B4A6DE
400
#8C75CC
500
#6345BA
600
#4F3795
700
#3F2C77
800
#32225D
900
#271C45
950
#18122B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.94:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.33:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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