#8B59B7

#8B59B7

Color Values

HEX

#8B59B7

RGB

139, 89, 183

HSL

271.9, 39.5%, 53.3%

HSV

271.9, 51.4%, 71.8%

CMYK

24.0%, 51.4%, 0.0%, 28.2%

OKLCH

0.5596 0.1475 306.8

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B59B7

#85B759

Analogous

#5C59B7

#B759B4

#8B59B7

Triadic

#8B59B7

#B78B59

#59B78B

Split Complementary

#8B59B7

#B4B759

#59B75C

Tetradic

#8B59B7

#B75C59

#85B759

#59B4B7

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B59B7

Protanopia

#7575A0

Deuteranopia

#787C9B

Tritanopia

#888E8A

Achromatopsia

#6A6A6A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B59B7;
color: #8B59B7;
border-color: #8B59B7;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE7F3
200
#DCCDE9
300
#C3AADA
400
#A37BC6
500
#834DB2
600
#693E8E
700
#543172
800
#412759
900
#321F42
950
#1F1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.99:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.21:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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