#8B5CB9

#8B5CB9

Color Values

HEX

#8B5CB9

RGB

139, 92, 185

HSL

270.3, 39.9%, 54.3%

HSV

270.3, 50.3%, 72.5%

CMYK

24.9%, 50.3%, 0.0%, 27.5%

OKLCH

0.5657 0.1451 305.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5CB9

#8AB95C

Analogous

#5C5CB9

#B95CB8

#8B5CB9

Triadic

#8B5CB9

#B98B5C

#5CB98B

Split Complementary

#8B5CB9

#B8B95C

#5CB95C

Tetradic

#8B5CB9

#B95C5C

#8AB95C

#5CB8B9

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5CB9

Protanopia

#7776A3

Deuteranopia

#797D9D

Tritanopia

#89918D

Achromatopsia

#6D6D6D

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5CB9;
color: #8B5CB9;
border-color: #8B5CB9;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F3
200
#DBCDEA
300
#C2A9DA
400
#A17BC6
500
#804DB2
600
#663D8F
700
#523172
800
#402659
900
#311F42
950
#1F142A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.85:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.33:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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