#8B40D3

#8B40D3

Color Values

HEX

#8B40D3

RGB

139, 64, 211

HSL

270.6, 62.6%, 53.9%

HSV

270.6, 69.7%, 82.7%

CMYK

34.1%, 69.7%, 0.0%, 17.3%

OKLCH

0.5433 0.2148 303.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B40D3

#88D340

Analogous

#4140D3

#D340D2

#8B40D3

Triadic

#8B40D3

#D38B40

#40D38B

Split Complementary

#8B40D3

#D2D340

#40D341

Tetradic

#8B40D3

#D34140

#88D340

#40D2D3

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B40D3

Protanopia

#6B6AAF

Deuteranopia

#6F74A7

Tritanopia

#87938D

Achromatopsia

#5B5B5B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B40D3;
color: #8B40D3;
border-color: #8B40D3;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 500 #A855F7

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FB
100
#EDE4F7
200
#DCC5F2
300
#C39BE8
400
#A266DC
500
#8130CF
600
#6726A6
700
#531F85
800
#411868
900
#31154C
950
#1F0D30

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.57:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.77:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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