#8E42CF

#8E42CF

Color Values

HEX

#8E42CF

RGB

142, 66, 207

HSL

272.3, 59.5%, 53.5%

HSV

272.3, 68.1%, 81.2%

CMYK

31.4%, 68.1%, 0.0%, 18.8%

OKLCH

0.5463 0.2089 305.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Purple Heart

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E42CF

#83CF42

Analogous

#4742CF

#CF42CA

#8E42CF

Triadic

#8E42CF

#CF8E42

#42CF8E

Split Complementary

#8E42CF

#CACF42

#42CF47

Tetradic

#8E42CF

#CF4742

#83CF42

#42CACF

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E42CF

Protanopia

#6D6CAD

Deuteranopia

#7277A5

Tritanopia

#8A928C

Achromatopsia

#5C5C5C

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E42CF;
color: #8E42CF;
border-color: #8E42CF;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 800 #6B21A8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F3FB
100
#EEE4F6
200
#DDC6F1
300
#C59DE6
400
#A569D9
500
#8534CB
600
#6B29A3
700
#552182
800
#431A66
900
#32174A
950
#200E2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.48:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.83:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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