#8B5CB6

#8B5CB6

Color Values

HEX

#8B5CB6

RGB

139, 92, 182

HSL

271.3, 38.1%, 53.7%

HSV

271.3, 49.5%, 71.4%

CMYK

23.6%, 49.5%, 0.0%, 28.6%

OKLCH

0.5639 0.1414 306.5

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5CB6

#87B65C

Analogous

#5E5CB6

#B65CB4

#8B5CB6

Triadic

#8B5CB6

#B68B5C

#5CB68B

Split Complementary

#8B5CB6

#B4B65C

#5CB65E

Tetradic

#8B5CB6

#B65E5C

#87B65C

#5CB4B6

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5CB6

Protanopia

#7776A0

Deuteranopia

#797D9B

Tritanopia

#898F8B

Achromatopsia

#6C6C6C

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5CB6;
color: #8B5CB6;
border-color: #8B5CB6;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F3
200
#DCCEE9
300
#C3AAD9
400
#A27DC5
500
#824FB0
600
#683F8D
700
#533371
800
#412758
900
#312041
950
#1F1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.88:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.3:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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