#8B5CB2

#8B5CB2

Color Values

HEX

#8B5CB2

RGB

139, 92, 178

HSL

272.8, 35.8%, 52.9%

HSV

272.8, 48.3%, 69.8%

CMYK

21.9%, 48.3%, 0.0%, 30.2%

OKLCH

0.5617 0.1364 307.8

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5CB2

#83B25C

Analogous

#605CB2

#B25CAE

#8B5CB2

Triadic

#8B5CB2

#B28B5C

#5CB28B

Split Complementary

#8B5CB2

#AEB25C

#5CB260

Tetradic

#8B5CB2

#B2605C

#83B25C

#5CAEB2

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5CB2

Protanopia

#77769D

Deuteranopia

#797D98

Tritanopia

#898D89

Achromatopsia

#6C6C6C

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5CB2;
color: #8B5CB2;
border-color: #8B5CB2;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F3
200
#DCCFE8
300
#C4ACD8
400
#A47FC2
500
#8452AD
600
#69418B
700
#54346F
800
#422957
900
#322140
950
#201528

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.92:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.27:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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