#8B23EE

#8B23EE

Color Values

HEX

#8B23EE

RGB

139, 35, 238

HSL

270.7, 85.7%, 53.5%

HSV

270.7, 85.3%, 93.3%

CMYK

41.6%, 85.3%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.5398 0.267 299.7

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: purple 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B23EE

#86EE23

Analogous

#2523EE

#EE23EC

#8B23EE

Triadic

#8B23EE

#EE8B23

#23EE8B

Split Complementary

#8B23EE

#ECEE23

#23EE25

Tetradic

#8B23EE

#EE2523

#86EE23

#23ECEE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B23EE

Protanopia

#5E5DBD

Deuteranopia

#646CB1

Tritanopia

#86968E

Achromatopsia

#484848

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B23EE;
color: #8B23EE;
border-color: #8B23EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 600 #9333EA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F2FD
100
#EDE0FA
200
#DCBDFA
300
#C38DF6
400
#A350F2
500
#8212ED
600
#680FBD
700
#530C98
800
#410976
900
#310B56
950
#1F0736

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.88:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.57:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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