#8B5DBD

#8B5DBD

Color Values

HEX

#8B5DBD

RGB

139, 93, 189

HSL

268.7, 42.1%, 55.3%

HSV

268.7, 50.8%, 74.1%

CMYK

26.5%, 50.8%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.5696 0.1484 304.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5DBD

#8FBD5D

Analogous

#5D5FBD

#BB5DBD

#8B5DBD

Triadic

#8B5DBD

#BD8B5D

#5DBD8B

Split Complementary

#8B5DBD

#BDBB5D

#5FBD5D

Tetradic

#8B5DBD

#BD5D5F

#8FBD5D

#5DBDBB

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5DBD

Protanopia

#7777A6

Deuteranopia

#7A7DA0

Tritanopia

#89938F

Achromatopsia

#6E6E6E

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5DBD;
color: #8B5DBD;
border-color: #8B5DBD;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE7F4
200
#DBCCEA
300
#C1A8DC
400
#9F79C8
500
#7D4AB5
600
#643B91
700
#502F74
800
#3F255B
900
#301E43
950
#1E132A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.77:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.4:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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