#8B5AB4

#8B5AB4

Color Values

HEX

#8B5AB4

RGB

139, 90, 180

HSL

272.7, 37.5%, 52.9%

HSV

272.7, 50.0%, 70.6%

CMYK

22.8%, 50.0%, 0.0%, 29.4%

OKLCH

0.5595 0.1422 307.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5AB4

#83B45A

Analogous

#5E5AB4

#B45AB0

#8B5AB4

Triadic

#8B5AB4

#B48B5A

#5AB48B

Split Complementary

#8B5AB4

#B0B45A

#5AB45E

Tetradic

#8B5AB4

#B45E5A

#83B45A

#5AB0B4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5AB4

Protanopia

#76759E

Deuteranopia

#797C99

Tritanopia

#898D89

Achromatopsia

#6B6B6B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5AB4;
color: #8B5AB4;
border-color: #8B5AB4;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE7F3
200
#DDCEE9
300
#C4ABD9
400
#A47DC4
500
#8450AF
600
#69408C
700
#543370
800
#422858
900
#322041
950
#201429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.98:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.22:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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