#8E37CE

#8E37CE

Color Values

HEX

#8E37CE

RGB

142, 55, 206

HSL

274.6, 60.6%, 51.2%

HSV

274.6, 73.3%, 80.8%

CMYK

31.1%, 73.3%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.5334 0.2208 306.5

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E37CE

#77CE37

Analogous

#4337CE

#CE37C2

#8E37CE

Triadic

#8E37CE

#CE8E37

#37CE8E

Split Complementary

#8E37CE

#C2CE37

#37CE43

Tetradic

#8E37CE

#CE4337

#77CE37

#37C2CE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E37CE

Protanopia

#6868AA

Deuteranopia

#6D74A1

Tritanopia

#8A8D86

Achromatopsia

#545454

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E37CE;
color: #8E37CE;
border-color: #8E37CE;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 700 #7E22CE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F3FB
100
#EFE4F6
200
#DFC6F1
300
#C79DE7
400
#A967DA
500
#8B32CD
600
#6F28A4
700
#592083
800
#461966
900
#35164B
950
#210E2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.85:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.59:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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