#8B5EB3

#8B5EB3

Color Values

HEX

#8B5EB3

RGB

139, 94, 179

HSL

271.8, 35.9%, 53.5%

HSV

271.8, 47.5%, 70.2%

CMYK

22.3%, 47.5%, 0.0%, 29.8%

OKLCH

0.5656 0.1343 307.0

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5EB3

#86B35E

Analogous

#605EB3

#B35EB0

#8B5EB3

Triadic

#8B5EB3

#B38B5E

#5EB38B

Split Complementary

#8B5EB3

#B0B35E

#5EB360

Tetradic

#8B5EB3

#B3605E

#86B35E

#5EB0B3

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5EB3

Protanopia

#78779E

Deuteranopia

#7A7E9A

Tritanopia

#898E8B

Achromatopsia

#6E6E6E

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5EB3;
color: #8B5EB3;
border-color: #8B5EB3;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE8F3
200
#DCCEE8
300
#C3ACD8
400
#A37FC3
500
#8252AD
600
#68418B
700
#53346F
800
#412957
900
#312140
950
#1F1528

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.83:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.35:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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