#8B40D4

#8B40D4

Color Values

HEX

#8B40D4

RGB

139, 64, 212

HSL

270.4, 63.2%, 54.1%

HSV

270.4, 69.8%, 83.1%

CMYK

34.4%, 69.8%, 0.0%, 16.9%

OKLCH

0.5441 0.2159 303.0

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B40D4

#89D440

Analogous

#4140D4

#D440D3

#8B40D4

Triadic

#8B40D4

#D48B40

#40D48B

Split Complementary

#8B40D4

#D3D440

#40D441

Tetradic

#8B40D4

#D44140

#89D440

#40D3D4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B40D4

Protanopia

#6B6AB0

Deuteranopia

#6F74A8

Tritanopia

#87948E

Achromatopsia

#5B5B5B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B40D4;
color: #8B40D4;
border-color: #8B40D4;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 500 #A855F7

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FB
100
#EDE4F7
200
#DCC5F2
300
#C29BE8
400
#A165DC
500
#812FD0
600
#6726A6
700
#521E85
800
#401768
900
#31154C
950
#1F0D30

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.55:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.78:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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