#8E40C5

#8E40C5

Color Values

HEX

#8E40C5

RGB

142, 64, 197

HSL

275.2, 53.4%, 51.2%

HSV

275.2, 67.5%, 77.3%

CMYK

27.9%, 67.5%, 0.0%, 22.7%

OKLCH

0.5368 0.201 307.9

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Purple Heart

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E40C5

#77C540

Analogous

#4C40C5

#C540B9

#8E40C5

Triadic

#8E40C5

#C58E40

#40C58E

Split Complementary

#8E40C5

#B9C540

#40C54C

Tetradic

#8E40C5

#C54C40

#77C540

#40B9C5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E40C5

Protanopia

#6C6CA5

Deuteranopia

#71779D

Tritanopia

#8A8B86

Achromatopsia

#5A5A5A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E40C5;
color: #8E40C5;
border-color: #8E40C5;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FB
100
#EFE5F5
200
#DFC8EE
300
#C7A1E2
400
#A96ED3
500
#8B3BC4
600
#6F309C
700
#59267D
800
#461E62
900
#341948
950
#21102D

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.69:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.69:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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