#8B5EC6

#8B5EC6

Color Values

HEX

#8B5EC6

RGB

139, 94, 198

HSL

266.0, 47.7%, 57.3%

HSV

266.0, 52.5%, 77.6%

CMYK

29.8%, 52.5%, 0.0%, 22.4%

OKLCH

0.5766 0.158 301.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B5EC6

#99C65E

Analogous

#5E65C6

#BF5EC6

#8B5EC6

Triadic

#8B5EC6

#C68B5E

#5EC68B

Split Complementary

#8B5EC6

#C6BF5E

#65C65E

Tetradic

#8B5EC6

#C65E65

#99C65E

#5EC6BF

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B5EC6

Protanopia

#7877AD

Deuteranopia

#7A7EA7

Tritanopia

#899995

Achromatopsia

#6F6F6F

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B5EC6;
color: #8B5EC6;
border-color: #8B5EC6;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FA
100
#ECE6F4
200
#D9CAEC
300
#BEA5DF
400
#9B74CE
500
#7743BC
600
#603597
700
#4C2B79
800
#3C215E
900
#2E1C45
950
#1D112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.65:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.51:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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