#8E72BD

#8E72BD

Color Values

HEX

#8E72BD

RGB

142, 114, 189

HSL

262.4, 36.2%, 59.4%

HSV

262.4, 39.7%, 74.1%

CMYK

24.9%, 39.7%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.6094 0.1143 300.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E72BD

#A1BD72

Analogous

#727BBD

#B372BD

#8E72BD

Triadic

#8E72BD

#BD8E72

#72BD8E

Split Complementary

#8E72BD

#BDB372

#7BBD72

Tetradic

#8E72BD

#BD727B

#A1BD72

#72BDB3

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E72BD

Protanopia

#8282AB

Deuteranopia

#8486A6

Tritanopia

#8D9D99

Achromatopsia

#7D7D7D

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E72BD;
color: #8E72BD;
border-color: #8E72BD;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5FA
100
#ECE8F3
200
#D8CEE8
300
#BCACD8
400
#987EC3
500
#7451AE
600
#5D418B
700
#4A346F
800
#3A2957
900
#2C2140
950
#1C1529

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.97:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.29:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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