#8C5979

#8C5979

Color Values

HEX

#8C5979

RGB

140, 89, 121

HSL

322.4, 22.3%, 44.9%

HSV

322.4, 36.4%, 54.9%

CMYK

0.0%, 36.4%, 13.6%, 45.1%

OKLCH

0.5307 0.0801 342.0

Properties

Warm Dark Nearest: plum 4

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C5979

#598C6C

Analogous

#86598C

#8C595F

#8C5979

Triadic

#8C5979

#798C59

#59798C

Split Complementary

#8C5979

#5F8C59

#598C86

Tetradic

#8C5979

#8C8659

#598C6C

#595F8C

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C5979

Protanopia

#767571

Deuteranopia

#797D6F

Tritanopia

#896B6A

Achromatopsia

#666666

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C5979;
color: #8C5979;
border-color: #8C5979;
Nearest Tailwind: Zinc 500 #71717A

Tailwind Shades

50
#F9F6F8
100
#F1EAEE
200
#E3D3DD
300
#CFB4C5
400
#B68CA6
500
#9C6387
600
#7D4F6C
700
#643F56
800
#4E3243
900
#3A2733
950
#251820

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.5:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.82:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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