#8B5CBF

#8B5CBF

Color Values

HEX

#8B5CBF

RGB

139, 92, 191

HSL

268.5, 43.6%, 55.5%

HSV

268.5, 51.8%, 74.9%

CMYK

27.2%, 51.8%, 0.0%, 25.1%

OKLCH

0.5692 0.1525 303.9

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5CBF

#90BF5C

Analogous

#5C5FBF

#BD5CBF

#8B5CBF

Triadic

#8B5CBF

#BF8B5C

#5CBF8B

Split Complementary

#8B5CBF

#BFBD5C

#5FBF5C

Tetradic

#8B5CBF

#BF5C5F

#90BF5C

#5CBFBD

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5CBF

Protanopia

#7776A7

Deuteranopia

#797DA1

Tritanopia

#899490

Achromatopsia

#6D6D6D

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5CBF;
color: #8B5CBF;
border-color: #8B5CBF;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F4
200
#DBCCEB
300
#C0A7DC
400
#9F78CA
500
#7D48B7
600
#643A92
700
#502E75
800
#3E245C
900
#2F1D43
950
#1E132B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.79:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.38:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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