#8B40C5

#8B40C5

Color Values

HEX

#8B40C5

RGB

139, 64, 197

HSL

273.8, 53.4%, 51.2%

HSV

273.8, 67.5%, 77.3%

CMYK

29.4%, 67.5%, 0.0%, 22.7%

OKLCH

0.5332 0.2002 306.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Purple Heart

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B40C5

#7AC540

Analogous

#4940C5

#C540BD

#8B40C5

Triadic

#8B40C5

#C58B40

#40C58B

Split Complementary

#8B40C5

#BDC540

#40C549

Tetradic

#8B40C5

#C54940

#7AC540

#40BDC5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B40C5

Protanopia

#6B6AA5

Deuteranopia

#6F749D

Tritanopia

#878B86

Achromatopsia

#5A5A5A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B40C5;
color: #8B40C5;
border-color: #8B40C5;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FB
100
#EEE5F5
200
#DEC8EE
300
#C6A1E2
400
#A76ED3
500
#883BC4
600
#6D309C
700
#57267D
800
#441E62
900
#331948
950
#20102D

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.77:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.64:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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