#8B5CAD

#8B5CAD

Color Values

HEX

#8B5CAD

RGB

139, 92, 173

HSL

274.8, 33.1%, 52.0%

HSV

274.8, 46.8%, 67.8%

CMYK

19.7%, 46.8%, 0.0%, 32.2%

OKLCH

0.5589 0.1303 309.5

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Vivid Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5CAD

#7EAD5C

Analogous

#635CAD

#AD5CA7

#8B5CAD

Triadic

#8B5CAD

#AD8B5C

#5CAD8B

Split Complementary

#8B5CAD

#A7AD5C

#5CAD63

Tetradic

#8B5CAD

#AD635C

#7EAD5C

#5CA7AD

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5CAD

Protanopia

#777699

Deuteranopia

#797D95

Tritanopia

#898A87

Achromatopsia

#6C6C6C

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5CAD;
color: #8B5CAD;
border-color: #8B5CAD;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F2
200
#DDCFE7
300
#C5AED6
400
#A681C0
500
#8655AA
600
#6B4488
700
#56376D
800
#432B55
900
#33223F
950
#201528

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.96:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.23:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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