#8B5BB8

#8B5BB8

Color Values

HEX

#8B5BB8

RGB

139, 91, 184

HSL

271.0, 39.6%, 53.9%

HSV

271.0, 50.5%, 72.2%

CMYK

24.5%, 50.5%, 0.0%, 27.8%

OKLCH

0.5634 0.1455 306.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5BB8

#88B85B

Analogous

#5C5BB8

#B85BB6

#8B5BB8

Triadic

#8B5BB8

#B88B5B

#5BB88B

Split Complementary

#8B5BB8

#B6B85B

#5BB85C

Tetradic

#8B5BB8

#B85C5B

#88B85B

#5BB6B8

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5BB8

Protanopia

#7676A2

Deuteranopia

#797D9C

Tritanopia

#89908C

Achromatopsia

#6C6C6C

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5BB8;
color: #8B5BB8;
border-color: #8B5BB8;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F3
200
#DCCDE9
300
#C3AADA
400
#A27BC6
500
#814DB2
600
#673E8E
700
#533172
800
#412759
900
#311F42
950
#1F142A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.9:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.29:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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