#8B42BA

#8B42BA

Color Values

HEX

#8B42BA

RGB

139, 66, 186

HSL

276.5, 47.6%, 49.4%

HSV

276.5, 64.5%, 72.9%

CMYK

25.3%, 64.5%, 0.0%, 27.1%

OKLCH

0.5281 0.186 309.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 2050-R50B Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B42BA

#71BA42

Analogous

#4F42BA

#BA42AD

#8B42BA

Triadic

#8B42BA

#BA8B42

#42BA8B

Split Complementary

#8B42BA

#ADBA42

#42BA4F

Tetradic

#8B42BA

#BA4F42

#71BA42

#42ADBA

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B42BA

Protanopia

#6B6B9D

Deuteranopia

#707596

Tritanopia

#878681

Achromatopsia

#5A5A5A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B42BA;
color: #8B42BA;
border-color: #8B42BA;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FA
100
#EFE6F4
200
#DFCAEC
300
#C8A5DF
400
#AA74CE
500
#8D43BC
600
#713597
700
#5A2B78
800
#46215E
900
#351C45
950
#21112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.86:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.59:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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