#8E40CE

#8E40CE

Color Values

HEX

#8E40CE

RGB

142, 64, 206

HSL

273.0, 59.2%, 52.9%

HSV

273.0, 68.9%, 80.8%

CMYK

31.1%, 68.9%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.5432 0.2103 305.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E40CE

#80CE40

Analogous

#4740CE

#CE40C7

#8E40CE

Triadic

#8E40CE

#CE8E40

#40CE8E

Split Complementary

#8E40CE

#C7CE40

#40CE47

Tetradic

#8E40CE

#CE4740

#80CE40

#40C7CE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E40CE

Protanopia

#6C6CAC

Deuteranopia

#7177A3

Tritanopia

#8A908B

Achromatopsia

#5B5B5B

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E40CE;
color: #8E40CE;
border-color: #8E40CE;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FB
100
#EEE4F6
200
#DDC6F0
300
#C59EE6
400
#A669D9
500
#8734CB
600
#6C2AA2
700
#562182
800
#441A65
900
#33174A
950
#200E2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.56:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.77:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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