#8B40DB

#8B40DB

Color Values

HEX

#8B40DB

RGB

139, 64, 219

HSL

269.0, 68.3%, 55.5%

HSV

269.0, 70.8%, 85.9%

CMYK

36.5%, 70.8%, 0.0%, 14.1%

OKLCH

0.5494 0.2231 301.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B40DB

#90DB40

Analogous

#4043DB

#D840DB

#8B40DB

Triadic

#8B40DB

#DB8B40

#40DB8B

Split Complementary

#8B40DB

#DBD840

#43DB40

Tetradic

#8B40DB

#DB4043

#90DB40

#40DBD8

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B40DB

Protanopia

#6B6AB6

Deuteranopia

#6F74AC

Tritanopia

#879891

Achromatopsia

#5B5B5B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B40DB;
color: #8B40DB;
border-color: #8B40DB;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 500 #A855F7

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FC
100
#EDE3F8
200
#DAC3F4
300
#C098EC
400
#9F60E1
500
#7D28D7
600
#6420AC
700
#501A89
800
#3E146B
900
#2F134E
950
#1E0C31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.45:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.85:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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