#8B5CBA

#8B5CBA

Color Values

HEX

#8B5CBA

RGB

139, 92, 186

HSL

270.0, 40.5%, 54.5%

HSV

270.0, 50.5%, 72.9%

CMYK

25.3%, 50.5%, 0.0%, 27.1%

OKLCH

0.5662 0.1463 305.3

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5CBA

#8BBA5C

Analogous

#5C5CBA

#BA5CBA

#8B5CBA

Triadic

#8B5CBA

#BA8B5C

#5CBA8B

Split Complementary

#8B5CBA

#BABA5C

#5CBA5C

Tetradic

#8B5CBA

#BA5C5C

#8BBA5C

#5CBABA

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5CBA

Protanopia

#7776A3

Deuteranopia

#797D9E

Tritanopia

#89918D

Achromatopsia

#6D6D6D

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5CBA;
color: #8B5CBA;
border-color: #8B5CBA;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F3
200
#DBCDEA
300
#C2A9DB
400
#A17AC7
500
#804CB3
600
#663D8F
700
#523173
800
#40265A
900
#301F42
950
#1F132A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.84:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.34:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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