#8E36CD

#8E36CD

Color Values

HEX

#8E36CD

RGB

142, 54, 205

HSL

275.0, 60.2%, 50.8%

HSV

275.0, 73.7%, 80.4%

CMYK

30.7%, 73.7%, 0.0%, 19.6%

OKLCH

0.5316 0.2209 306.8

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E36CD

#75CD36

Analogous

#4336CD

#CD36C0

#8E36CD

Triadic

#8E36CD

#CD8E36

#36CD8E

Split Complementary

#8E36CD

#C0CD36

#36CD43

Tetradic

#8E36CD

#CD4336

#75CD36

#36C0CD

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E36CD

Protanopia

#6867A9

Deuteranopia

#6D74A0

Tritanopia

#8A8C85

Achromatopsia

#545454

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E36CD;
color: #8E36CD;
border-color: #8E36CD;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 700 #7E22CE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F3FB
100
#EFE4F6
200
#DFC6F1
300
#C89DE7
400
#AA68D9
500
#8C33CC
600
#7029A3
700
#5A2083
800
#461966
900
#35164B
950
#210E2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.9:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.56:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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