#8B5AB2

#8B5AB2

Color Values

HEX

#8B5AB2

RGB

139, 90, 178

HSL

273.4, 36.4%, 52.5%

HSV

273.4, 49.4%, 69.8%

CMYK

21.9%, 49.4%, 0.0%, 30.2%

OKLCH

0.5584 0.1398 308.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5AB2

#81B25A

Analogous

#5F5AB2

#B25AAD

#8B5AB2

Triadic

#8B5AB2

#B28B5A

#5AB28B

Split Complementary

#8B5AB2

#ADB25A

#5AB25F

Tetradic

#8B5AB2

#B25F5A

#81B25A

#5AADB2

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5AB2

Protanopia

#76759D

Deuteranopia

#797C98

Tritanopia

#898C88

Achromatopsia

#6B6B6B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5AB2;
color: #8B5AB2;
border-color: #8B5AB2;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F3
200
#DDCEE8
300
#C4ACD8
400
#A57EC3
500
#8551AE
600
#6A418B
700
#55346F
800
#422957
900
#322140
950
#201529

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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