#8B42C7

#8B42C7

Color Values

HEX

#8B42C7

RGB

139, 66, 199

HSL

272.9, 54.3%, 52.0%

HSV

272.9, 66.8%, 78.0%

CMYK

30.2%, 66.8%, 0.0%, 22.0%

OKLCH

0.537 0.1997 305.9

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Purple Heart

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B42C7

#7EC742

Analogous

#4942C7

#C742C1

#8B42C7

Triadic

#8B42C7

#C78B42

#42C78B

Split Complementary

#8B42C7

#C1C742

#42C749

Tetradic

#8B42C7

#C74942

#7EC742

#42C1C7

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B42C7

Protanopia

#6B6BA7

Deuteranopia

#70759F

Tritanopia

#878D88

Achromatopsia

#5B5B5B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B42C7;
color: #8B42C7;
border-color: #8B42C7;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FB
100
#EEE5F5
200
#DDC8EF
300
#C5A1E3
400
#A66DD4
500
#863AC5
600
#6B2F9D
700
#56257E
800
#431D62
900
#331948
950
#20102E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.67:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.7:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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