#8B6CD6

#8B6CD6

Color Values

HEX

#8B6CD6

RGB

139, 108, 214

HSL

257.5, 56.4%, 63.1%

HSV

257.5, 49.5%, 83.9%

CMYK

35.0%, 49.5%, 0.0%, 16.1%

OKLCH

0.6097 0.1568 294.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: mediumpurple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8B6CD6

#B7D66C

Analogous

#6C82D6

#C06CD6

#8B6CD6

Triadic

#8B6CD6

#D68B6C

#6CD68B

Split Complementary

#8B6CD6

#D6C06C

#82D66C

Tetradic

#8B6CD6

#D66C82

#B7D66C

#6CD6C0

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8B6CD6

Protanopia

#7E7DBC

Deuteranopia

#7F82B6

Tritanopia

#89A8A4

Achromatopsia

#7A7A7A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8B6CD6;
color: #8B6CD6;
border-color: #8B6CD6;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F4FB
100
#EAE5F6
200
#D3C7EF
300
#B39FE4
400
#8A6BD6
500
#6238C7
600
#4E2CA0
700
#3E2480
800
#311C64
900
#261849
950
#180F2E

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.03:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.21:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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