#8C5EE3

#8C5EE3

Color Values

HEX

#8C5EE3

RGB

140, 94, 227

HSL

260.8, 70.4%, 62.9%

HSV

260.8, 58.6%, 89.0%

CMYK

38.3%, 58.6%, 0.0%, 11.0%

OKLCH

0.5962 0.1937 295.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: slateblue 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8C5EE3

#B5E35E

Analogous

#5E72E3

#CF5EE3

#8C5EE3

Triadic

#8C5EE3

#E38C5E

#5EE38C

Split Complementary

#8C5EE3

#E3CF5E

#72E35E

Tetradic

#8C5EE3

#E35E72

#B5E35E

#5EE3CF

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8C5EE3

Protanopia

#7878C3

Deuteranopia

#7B7EBB

Tritanopia

#8AA9A4

Achromatopsia

#717171

CSS Usage

background-color: #8C5EE3;
color: #8C5EE3;
border-color: #8C5EE3;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 500 #8B5CF6

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F3FC
100
#EAE2F8
200
#D4C2F4
300
#B597ED
400
#8C5EE3
500
#6426D9
600
#501EAE
700
#40188B
800
#32136D
900
#27124F
950
#190B32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.35:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

4.83:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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