#8E40CC

#8E40CC

Color Values

HEX

#8E40CC

RGB

142, 64, 204

HSL

273.4, 57.9%, 52.5%

HSV

273.4, 68.6%, 80.0%

CMYK

30.4%, 68.6%, 0.0%, 20.0%

OKLCH

0.5417 0.2083 306.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E40CC

#7ECC40

Analogous

#4840CC

#CC40C4

#8E40CC

Triadic

#8E40CC

#CC8E40

#40CC8E

Split Complementary

#8E40CC

#C4CC40

#40CC48

Tetradic

#8E40CC

#CC4840

#7ECC40

#40C4CC

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E40CC

Protanopia

#6C6CAA

Deuteranopia

#7177A2

Tritanopia

#8A8F8A

Achromatopsia

#5B5B5B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E40CC;
color: #8E40CC;
border-color: #8E40CC;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FB
100
#EEE4F6
200
#DEC7F0
300
#C69EE5
400
#A76AD7
500
#8836C9
600
#6D2BA1
700
#572281
800
#441B65
900
#33174A
950
#200F2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.59:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.76:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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