#8C40C5

#8C40C5

Color Values

HEX

#8C40C5

RGB

140, 64, 197

HSL

274.3, 53.4%, 51.2%

HSV

274.3, 67.5%, 77.3%

CMYK

28.9%, 67.5%, 0.0%, 22.7%

OKLCH

0.5344 0.2005 307.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Purple Heart

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C40C5

#79C540

Analogous

#4A40C5

#C540BB

#8C40C5

Triadic

#8C40C5

#C58C40

#40C58C

Split Complementary

#8C40C5

#BBC540

#40C54A

Tetradic

#8C40C5

#C54A40

#79C540

#40BBC5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C40C5

Protanopia

#6B6AA5

Deuteranopia

#70759D

Tritanopia

#888B86

Achromatopsia

#5A5A5A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C40C5;
color: #8C40C5;
border-color: #8C40C5;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FB
100
#EEE5F5
200
#DEC8EE
300
#C6A1E2
400
#A86ED3
500
#893BC4
600
#6E309C
700
#58267D
800
#451E62
900
#341948
950
#21102D

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.75:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.65:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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