#8B55C5

#8B55C5

Color Values

HEX

#8B55C5

RGB

139, 85, 197

HSL

268.9, 49.1%, 55.3%

HSV

268.9, 56.9%, 77.3%

CMYK

29.4%, 56.9%, 0.0%, 22.7%

OKLCH

0.5619 0.1706 303.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B55C5

#8FC555

Analogous

#5557C5

#C355C5

#8B55C5

Triadic

#8B55C5

#C58B55

#55C58B

Split Complementary

#8B55C5

#C5C355

#57C555

Tetradic

#8B55C5

#C55557

#8FC555

#55C5C3

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B55C5

Protanopia

#7473AA

Deuteranopia

#777BA3

Tritanopia

#889490

Achromatopsia

#696969

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B55C5;
color: #8B55C5;
border-color: #8B55C5;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 400 #C084FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FB
100
#EDE6F5
200
#DBCAED
300
#C1A4E0
400
#9F72CF
500
#7D41BE
600
#643498
700
#502A7A
800
#3F205F
900
#301B46
950
#1E112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.0:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.2:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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