#8E40AF

#8E40AF

Color Values

HEX

#8E40AF

RGB

142, 64, 175

HSL

282.2, 46.4%, 46.9%

HSV

282.2, 63.4%, 68.6%

CMYK

18.9%, 63.4%, 0.0%, 31.4%

OKLCH

0.5221 0.1784 314.4

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 2050-R50B Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E40AF

#61AF40

Analogous

#5740AF

#AF4099

#8E40AF

Triadic

#8E40AF

#AF8E40

#40AF8E

Split Complementary

#8E40AF

#99AF40

#40AF57

Tetradic

#8E40AF

#AF5740

#61AF40

#4099AF

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E40AF

Protanopia

#6C6C94

Deuteranopia

#71778E

Tritanopia

#8A7F7A

Achromatopsia

#595959

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E40AF;
color: #8E40AF;
border-color: #8E40AF;
Nearest Tailwind: Fuchsia 800 #86198F

Tailwind Shades

50
#F9F4FA
100
#F0E6F4
200
#E2CBEC
300
#CDA5DE
400
#B275CC
500
#9844BB
600
#793795
700
#612C77
800
#4C225D
900
#391C45
950
#24122B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

6.0:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.5:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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