#8E72CF

#8E72CF

Color Values

HEX

#8E72CF

RGB

142, 114, 207

HSL

258.1, 49.2%, 62.9%

HSV

258.1, 44.9%, 81.2%

CMYK

31.4%, 44.9%, 0.0%, 18.8%

OKLCH

0.6189 0.1386 296.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: mediumpurple 3

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E72CF

#B3CF72

Analogous

#7284CF

#BC72CF

#8E72CF

Triadic

#8E72CF

#CF8E72

#72CF8E

Split Complementary

#8E72CF

#CFBC72

#84CF72

Tetradic

#8E72CF

#CF7284

#B3CF72

#72CFBC

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E72CF

Protanopia

#8282B9

Deuteranopia

#8486B3

Tritanopia

#8DA7A3

Achromatopsia

#7F7F7F

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E72CF;
color: #8E72CF;
border-color: #8E72CF;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F4FB
100
#EAE6F5
200
#D4CAED
300
#B6A4E0
400
#8E72CF
500
#6741BE
600
#523498
700
#42297A
800
#33205F
900
#281B46
950
#19112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.85:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.46:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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