#8A42AD

#8A42AD

Color Values

HEX

#8A42AD

RGB

138, 66, 173

HSL

280.4, 44.8%, 46.9%

HSV

280.4, 61.8%, 67.8%

CMYK

20.2%, 61.8%, 0.0%, 32.2%

OKLCH

0.5184 0.1719 313.0

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 2050-R50B Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A42AD

#65AD42

Analogous

#5542AD

#AD429B

#8A42AD

Triadic

#8A42AD

#AD8A42

#42AD8A

Split Complementary

#8A42AD

#9BAD42

#42AD55

Tetradic

#8A42AD

#AD5542

#65AD42

#429BAD

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8A42AD

Protanopia

#6B6A93

Deuteranopia

#6F748D

Tritanopia

#867F7A

Achromatopsia

#595959

CSS Usage

background-color: #8A42AD;
color: #8A42AD;
border-color: #8A42AD;
Nearest Tailwind: Fuchsia 800 #86198F

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FA
100
#F0E6F4
200
#E1CBEB
300
#CBA6DD
400
#AF76CB
500
#9346B9
600
#763894
700
#5E2D76
800
#4A235C
900
#371D44
950
#23122B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.06:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.46:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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