#8C42D4

#8C42D4

Color Values

HEX

#8C42D4

RGB

140, 66, 212

HSL

270.4, 62.9%, 54.5%

HSV

270.4, 68.9%, 83.1%

CMYK

34.0%, 68.9%, 0.0%, 16.9%

OKLCH

0.5476 0.2137 303.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C42D4

#8AD442

Analogous

#4342D4

#D442D3

#8C42D4

Triadic

#8C42D4

#D48C42

#42D48C

Split Complementary

#8C42D4

#D3D442

#42D443

Tetradic

#8C42D4

#D44342

#8AD442

#42D3D4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C42D4

Protanopia

#6C6BB1

Deuteranopia

#7076A8

Tritanopia

#88958F

Achromatopsia

#5C5C5C

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C42D4;
color: #8C42D4;
border-color: #8C42D4;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 500 #A855F7

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FB
100
#EDE4F7
200
#DCC5F2
300
#C29BE8
400
#A165DC
500
#812FD0
600
#6726A6
700
#521E85
800
#401868
900
#31154C
950
#1F0D30

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.46:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.85:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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