#8E78B2

#8E78B2

Color Values

HEX

#8E78B2

RGB

142, 120, 178

HSL

262.8, 27.4%, 58.4%

HSV

262.8, 32.6%, 69.8%

CMYK

20.2%, 32.6%, 0.0%, 30.2%

OKLCH

0.6153 0.0891 301.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E78B2

#9CB278

Analogous

#787FB2

#AB78B2

#8E78B2

Triadic

#8E78B2

#B28E78

#78B28E

Split Complementary

#8E78B2

#B2AB78

#7FB278

Tetradic

#8E78B2

#B2787F

#9CB278

#78B2AB

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E78B2

Protanopia

#8484A4

Deuteranopia

#8687A1

Tritanopia

#8D9996

Achromatopsia

#818181

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E78B2;
color: #8E78B2;
border-color: #8E78B2;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 300 #C4B5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F6F9
100
#ECE9F1
200
#D9D2E5
300
#BEB1D3
400
#9A87BB
500
#775DA2
600
#5F4A82
700
#4C3B68
800
#3C2E51
900
#2E253C
950
#1D1726

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.83:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.48:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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