#8C40D8

#8C40D8

Color Values

HEX

#8C40D8

RGB

140, 64, 216

HSL

270.0, 66.1%, 54.9%

HSV

270.0, 70.4%, 84.7%

CMYK

35.2%, 70.4%, 0.0%, 15.3%

OKLCH

0.5482 0.2202 302.5

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C40D8

#8CD840

Analogous

#4040D8

#D840D8

#8C40D8

Triadic

#8C40D8

#D88C40

#40D88C

Split Complementary

#8C40D8

#D8D840

#40D840

Tetradic

#8C40D8

#D84040

#8CD840

#40D8D8

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C40D8

Protanopia

#6B6AB3

Deuteranopia

#7075AA

Tritanopia

#889690

Achromatopsia

#5B5B5B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C40D8;
color: #8C40D8;
border-color: #8C40D8;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 500 #A855F7

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FC
100
#EDE3F7
200
#DBC4F3
300
#C299EA
400
#A162DF
500
#802BD4
600
#6623A9
700
#521C88
800
#40166A
900
#30144D
950
#1F0C31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.47:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.84:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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