#8B59BC

#8B59BC

Color Values

HEX

#8B59BC

RGB

139, 89, 188

HSL

270.3, 42.5%, 54.3%

HSV

270.3, 52.7%, 73.7%

CMYK

26.1%, 52.7%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.5625 0.1536 305.3

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B59BC

#8ABC59

Analogous

#5959BC

#BC59BB

#8B59BC

Triadic

#8B59BC

#BC8B59

#59BC8B

Split Complementary

#8B59BC

#BBBC59

#59BC59

Tetradic

#8B59BC

#BC5959

#8ABC59

#59BBBC

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B59BC

Protanopia

#7575A4

Deuteranopia

#787C9E

Tritanopia

#88918D

Achromatopsia

#6B6B6B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B59BC;
color: #8B59BC;
border-color: #8B59BC;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F4
200
#DBCCEA
300
#C2A8DC
400
#A179C9
500
#8049B6
600
#663B91
700
#522F74
800
#40255B
900
#311E43
950
#1F132A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.94:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.25:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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