#8973CE

#8973CE

Color Values

HEX

#8973CE

RGB

137, 115, 206

HSL

254.5, 48.1%, 62.9%

HSV

254.5, 44.2%, 80.8%

CMYK

33.5%, 44.2%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.6156 0.1352 293.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Blue Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8973CE

#B8CE73

Analogous

#738ACE

#B673CE

#8973CE

Triadic

#8973CE

#CE8973

#73CE89

Split Complementary

#8973CE

#CEB673

#8ACE73

Tetradic

#8973CE

#CE738A

#B8CE73

#73CEB6

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8973CE

Protanopia

#7F7FB8

Deuteranopia

#8182B3

Tritanopia

#88A7A3

Achromatopsia

#7E7E7E

CSS Usage

background-color: #8973CE;
color: #8973CE;
border-color: #8973CE;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F4FA
100
#E9E6F4
200
#D2CAEC
300
#B3A4DF
400
#8973CE
500
#6042BD
600
#4D3597
700
#3D2A79
800
#30215E
900
#261B45
950
#18112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.88:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.41:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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