#8B5EB2

#8B5EB2

Color Values

HEX

#8B5EB2

RGB

139, 94, 178

HSL

272.1, 35.3%, 53.3%

HSV

272.1, 47.2%, 69.8%

CMYK

21.9%, 47.2%, 0.0%, 30.2%

OKLCH

0.5651 0.1331 307.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5EB2

#85B25E

Analogous

#615EB2

#B25EAF

#8B5EB2

Triadic

#8B5EB2

#B28B5E

#5EB28B

Split Complementary

#8B5EB2

#AFB25E

#5EB261

Tetradic

#8B5EB2

#B2615E

#85B25E

#5EAFB2

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5EB2

Protanopia

#78779E

Deuteranopia

#7A7E99

Tritanopia

#898E8A

Achromatopsia

#6E6E6E

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5EB2;
color: #8B5EB2;
border-color: #8B5EB2;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F3
200
#DCCFE8
300
#C3ACD7
400
#A37FC2
500
#8352AD
600
#69428A
700
#54356E
800
#412956
900
#322140
950
#1F1528

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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