#8B5CB8

#8B5CB8

Color Values

HEX

#8B5CB8

RGB

139, 92, 184

HSL

270.7, 39.3%, 54.1%

HSV

270.7, 50.0%, 72.2%

CMYK

24.5%, 50.0%, 0.0%, 27.8%

OKLCH

0.5651 0.1438 305.9

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5CB8

#89B85C

Analogous

#5D5CB8

#B85CB7

#8B5CB8

Triadic

#8B5CB8

#B88B5C

#5CB88B

Split Complementary

#8B5CB8

#B7B85C

#5CB85D

Tetradic

#8B5CB8

#B85D5C

#89B85C

#5CB7B8

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5CB8

Protanopia

#7776A2

Deuteranopia

#797D9C

Tritanopia

#89908C

Achromatopsia

#6D6D6D

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5CB8;
color: #8B5CB8;
border-color: #8B5CB8;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F3
200
#DCCDE9
300
#C2AADA
400
#A27CC6
500
#814DB2
600
#673E8E
700
#523272
800
#402759
900
#311F42
950
#1F1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.86:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.32:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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