#8A2CEE

#8A2CEE

Color Values

HEX

#8A2CEE

RGB

138, 44, 238

HSL

269.1, 85.1%, 55.3%

HSV

269.1, 81.5%, 93.3%

CMYK

42.0%, 81.5%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.5448 0.2606 298.9

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: purple 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A2CEE

#90EE2C

Analogous

#2C2FEE

#EB2CEE

#8A2CEE

Triadic

#8A2CEE

#EE8A2C

#2CEE8A

Split Complementary

#8A2CEE

#EEEB2C

#2FEE2C

Tetradic

#8A2CEE

#EE2C2F

#90EE2C

#2CEEEB

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8A2CEE

Protanopia

#6160BF

Deuteranopia

#676EB4

Tritanopia

#859A92

Achromatopsia

#4E4E4E

CSS Usage

background-color: #8A2CEE;
color: #8A2CEE;
border-color: #8A2CEE;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 600 #9333EA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F2FD
100
#EDE0FA
200
#DABDFA
300
#C08EF6
400
#9E50F1
500
#7C13EC
600
#630FBD
700
#500C97
800
#3E0976
900
#2F0B56
950
#1E0736

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.71:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.68:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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