#8E42AF

#8E42AF

Color Values

HEX

#8E42AF

RGB

142, 66, 175

HSL

281.8, 45.2%, 47.3%

HSV

281.8, 62.3%, 68.6%

CMYK

18.9%, 62.3%, 0.0%, 31.4%

OKLCH

0.5247 0.1755 314.2

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 2050-R50B Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E42AF

#63AF42

Analogous

#5842AF

#AF429A

#8E42AF

Triadic

#8E42AF

#AF8E42

#42AF8E

Split Complementary

#8E42AF

#9AAF42

#42AF58

Tetradic

#8E42AF

#AF5842

#63AF42

#429AAF

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E42AF

Protanopia

#6D6C95

Deuteranopia

#72778E

Tritanopia

#8A807B

Achromatopsia

#5A5A5A

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E42AF;
color: #8E42AF;
border-color: #8E42AF;
Nearest Tailwind: Fuchsia 800 #86198F

Tailwind Shades

50
#F9F4FA
100
#F0E6F4
200
#E2CBEB
300
#CDA6DD
400
#B176CB
500
#9646B9
600
#783894
700
#602D76
800
#4B235D
900
#381D44
950
#23122B

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.92:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.55:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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