#8B5AB5

#8B5AB5

Color Values

HEX

#8B5AB5

RGB

139, 90, 181

HSL

272.3, 38.1%, 53.1%

HSV

272.3, 50.3%, 71.0%

CMYK

23.2%, 50.3%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.5601 0.1435 307.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5AB5

#84B55A

Analogous

#5D5AB5

#B55AB1

#8B5AB5

Triadic

#8B5AB5

#B58B5A

#5AB58B

Split Complementary

#8B5AB5

#B1B55A

#5AB55D

Tetradic

#8B5AB5

#B55D5A

#84B55A

#5AB1B5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5AB5

Protanopia

#76759F

Deuteranopia

#797C9A

Tritanopia

#898E8A

Achromatopsia

#6B6B6B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5AB5;
color: #8B5AB5;
border-color: #8B5AB5;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE7F3
200
#DCCEE9
300
#C4AAD9
400
#A37DC5
500
#834FB0
600
#693F8D
700
#543371
800
#422758
900
#322041
950
#1F1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.97:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.23:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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