#8B5EB1

#8B5EB1

Color Values

HEX

#8B5EB1

RGB

139, 94, 177

HSL

272.5, 34.7%, 53.1%

HSV

272.5, 46.9%, 69.4%

CMYK

21.5%, 46.9%, 0.0%, 30.6%

OKLCH

0.5645 0.1318 307.7

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5EB1

#84B15E

Analogous

#615EB1

#B15EAD

#8B5EB1

Triadic

#8B5EB1

#B18B5E

#5EB18B

Split Complementary

#8B5EB1

#ADB15E

#5EB161

Tetradic

#8B5EB1

#B1615E

#84B15E

#5EADB1

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5EB1

Protanopia

#78779D

Deuteranopia

#7A7E98

Tritanopia

#898D8A

Achromatopsia

#6E6E6E

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5EB1;
color: #8B5EB1;
border-color: #8B5EB1;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F2
200
#DCCFE8
300
#C4ADD7
400
#A380C1
500
#8353AC
600
#694389
700
#54356E
800
#422A56
900
#322140
950
#1F1528

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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