#8B5BAE

#8B5BAE

Color Values

HEX

#8B5BAE

RGB

139, 91, 174

HSL

274.7, 33.9%, 52.0%

HSV

274.7, 47.7%, 68.2%

CMYK

20.1%, 47.7%, 0.0%, 31.8%

OKLCH

0.5578 0.1332 309.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5BAE

#7EAE5B

Analogous

#625BAE

#AE5BA8

#8B5BAE

Triadic

#8B5BAE

#AE8B5B

#5BAE8B

Split Complementary

#8B5BAE

#A8AE5B

#5BAE62

Tetradic

#8B5BAE

#AE625B

#7EAE5B

#5BA8AE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5BAE

Protanopia

#76769A

Deuteranopia

#797D95

Tritanopia

#898A87

Achromatopsia

#6B6B6B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5BAE;
color: #8B5BAE;
border-color: #8B5BAE;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F2
200
#DDCFE7
300
#C5ADD7
400
#A681C1
500
#8654AB
600
#6B4389
700
#56366D
800
#432A55
900
#33223F
950
#201528

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.99:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.21:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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