#8E40DB

#8E40DB

Color Values

HEX

#8E40DB

RGB

142, 64, 219

HSL

270.2, 68.3%, 55.5%

HSV

270.2, 70.8%, 85.9%

CMYK

35.2%, 70.8%, 0.0%, 14.1%

OKLCH

0.5528 0.2237 302.6

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: darkorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E40DB

#8DDB40

Analogous

#4140DB

#DB40DB

#8E40DB

Triadic

#8E40DB

#DB8E40

#40DB8E

Split Complementary

#8E40DB

#DBDB40

#40DB41

Tetradic

#8E40DB

#DB4140

#8DDB40

#40DBDB

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E40DB

Protanopia

#6C6CB6

Deuteranopia

#7177AC

Tritanopia

#8A9891

Achromatopsia

#5C5C5C

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E40DB;
color: #8E40DB;
border-color: #8E40DB;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 500 #A855F7

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FC
100
#EDE3F8
200
#DBC3F4
300
#C298EC
400
#A160E1
500
#8028D7
600
#6620AC
700
#521A89
800
#40146B
900
#31134E
950
#1F0C31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.38:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.91:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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