#8B42DB

#8B42DB

Color Values

HEX

#8B42DB

RGB

139, 66, 219

HSL

268.6, 68.0%, 55.9%

HSV

268.6, 69.9%, 85.9%

CMYK

36.5%, 69.9%, 0.0%, 14.1%

OKLCH

0.5517 0.2208 301.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B42DB

#92DB42

Analogous

#4246DB

#D742DB

#8B42DB

Triadic

#8B42DB

#DB8B42

#42DB8B

Split Complementary

#8B42DB

#DBD742

#46DB42

Tetradic

#8B42DB

#DB4246

#92DB42

#42DBD7

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B42DB

Protanopia

#6B6BB6

Deuteranopia

#7075AD

Tritanopia

#879992

Achromatopsia

#5D5D5D

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B42DB;
color: #8B42DB;
border-color: #8B42DB;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 500 #A855F7

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FC
100
#EDE3F7
200
#DAC3F4
300
#C098EB
400
#9E60E1
500
#7B29D6
600
#6321AB
700
#4F1A89
800
#3E146B
900
#2F134E
950
#1E0C31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.38:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.9:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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