#8B56BD

#8B56BD

Color Values

HEX

#8B56BD

RGB

139, 86, 189

HSL

270.9, 43.8%, 53.9%

HSV

270.9, 54.5%, 74.1%

CMYK

26.5%, 54.5%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.5584 0.1596 305.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B56BD

#88BD56

Analogous

#5856BD

#BD56BB

#8B56BD

Triadic

#8B56BD

#BD8B56

#56BD8B

Split Complementary

#8B56BD

#BBBD56

#56BD58

Tetradic

#8B56BD

#BD5856

#88BD56

#56BBBD

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B56BD

Protanopia

#7474A4

Deuteranopia

#777B9E

Tritanopia

#88908C

Achromatopsia

#696969

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B56BD;
color: #8B56BD;
border-color: #8B56BD;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 400 #C084FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F4
200
#DCCCEB
300
#C3A7DD
400
#A277CA
500
#8148B7
600
#673993
700
#532E75
800
#41245C
900
#311D44
950
#1F132B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.04:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.16:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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