#8B5AB1

#8B5AB1

Color Values

HEX

#8B5AB1

RGB

139, 90, 177

HSL

273.8, 35.8%, 52.4%

HSV

273.8, 49.2%, 69.4%

CMYK

21.5%, 49.2%, 0.0%, 30.6%

OKLCH

0.5578 0.1386 308.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5AB1

#80B15A

Analogous

#605AB1

#B15AAC

#8B5AB1

Triadic

#8B5AB1

#B18B5A

#5AB18B

Split Complementary

#8B5AB1

#ACB15A

#5AB160

Tetradic

#8B5AB1

#B1605A

#80B15A

#5AACB1

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5AB1

Protanopia

#76759C

Deuteranopia

#797C97

Tritanopia

#898B88

Achromatopsia

#6B6B6B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5AB1;
color: #8B5AB1;
border-color: #8B5AB1;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F3
200
#DDCFE8
300
#C5ACD8
400
#A57FC2
500
#8552AD
600
#6B418B
700
#55346F
800
#432957
900
#322140
950
#201528

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.01:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.2:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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