#8E5EB5

#8E5EB5

Color Values

HEX

#8E5EB5

RGB

142, 94, 181

HSL

273.1, 37.0%, 53.9%

HSV

273.1, 48.1%, 71.0%

CMYK

21.5%, 48.1%, 0.0%, 29.0%

OKLCH

0.5699 0.1378 308.1

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: Royal Purple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E5EB5

#85B55E

Analogous

#625EB5

#B55EB0

#8E5EB5

Triadic

#8E5EB5

#B58E5E

#5EB58E

Split Complementary

#8E5EB5

#B0B55E

#5EB562

Tetradic

#8E5EB5

#B5625E

#85B55E

#5EB0B5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E5EB5

Protanopia

#7979A0

Deuteranopia

#7C809B

Tritanopia

#8C8F8C

Achromatopsia

#6E6E6E

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E5EB5;
color: #8E5EB5;
border-color: #8E5EB5;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F3
200
#DDCEE9
300
#C4ABD8
400
#A47EC4
500
#8450AF
600
#6A408C
700
#553370
800
#422857
900
#322041
950
#201429

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.75:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

4.42:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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