#8B5EB5

#8B5EB5

Color Values

HEX

#8B5EB5

RGB

139, 94, 181

HSL

271.0, 37.0%, 53.9%

HSV

271.0, 48.1%, 71.0%

CMYK

23.2%, 48.1%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.5667 0.1368 306.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5EB5

#88B55E

Analogous

#5F5EB5

#B55EB3

#8B5EB5

Triadic

#8B5EB5

#B58B5E

#5EB58B

Split Complementary

#8B5EB5

#B3B55E

#5EB55F

Tetradic

#8B5EB5

#B55F5E

#88B55E

#5EB3B5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5EB5

Protanopia

#7877A0

Deuteranopia

#7A7E9B

Tritanopia

#898F8C

Achromatopsia

#6E6E6E

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5EB5;
color: #8B5EB5;
border-color: #8B5EB5;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#EDE8F3
200
#DCCEE9
300
#C3ABD8
400
#A27EC4
500
#8150AF
600
#67408C
700
#533370
800
#412857
900
#312041
950
#1F1429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.81:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.37:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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