#8E42DF

#8E42DF

Color Values

HEX

#8E42DF

RGB

142, 66, 223

HSL

269.0, 71.0%, 56.7%

HSV

269.0, 70.4%, 87.5%

CMYK

36.3%, 70.4%, 0.0%, 12.5%

OKLCH

0.5581 0.2255 301.5

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: purple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E42DF

#93DF42

Analogous

#4245DF

#DC42DF

#8E42DF

Triadic

#8E42DF

#DF8E42

#42DF8E

Split Complementary

#8E42DF

#DFDC42

#45DF42

Tetradic

#8E42DF

#DF4245

#93DF42

#42DFDC

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E42DF

Protanopia

#6D6CB9

Deuteranopia

#7277B0

Tritanopia

#8A9B94

Achromatopsia

#5D5D5D

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E42DF;
color: #8E42DF;
border-color: #8E42DF;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 500 #A855F7

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FC
100
#EDE2F8
200
#DAC2F5
300
#C096ED
400
#9E5EE4
500
#7C25DA
600
#641EAE
700
#50188C
800
#3E126D
900
#2F114F
950
#1E0B32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.26:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.99:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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