#8B5EC5

#8B5EC5

Color Values

HEX

#8B5EC5

RGB

139, 94, 197

HSL

266.2, 47.0%, 57.1%

HSV

266.2, 52.3%, 77.3%

CMYK

29.4%, 52.3%, 0.0%, 22.7%

OKLCH

0.576 0.1568 301.9

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5EC5

#98C55E

Analogous

#5E65C5

#BF5EC5

#8B5EC5

Triadic

#8B5EC5

#C58B5E

#5EC58B

Split Complementary

#8B5EC5

#C5BF5E

#65C55E

Tetradic

#8B5EC5

#C55E65

#98C55E

#5EC5BF

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5EC5

Protanopia

#7877AC

Deuteranopia

#7A7EA6

Tritanopia

#899894

Achromatopsia

#6F6F6F

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5EC5;
color: #8B5EC5;
border-color: #8B5EC5;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FA
100
#ECE6F4
200
#D9CBEC
300
#BEA5DF
400
#9B74CD
500
#7844BB
600
#603696
700
#4D2B78
800
#3C225E
900
#2E1C45
950
#1D122C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.66:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.51:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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