#8E79B3

#8E79B3

Color Values

HEX

#8E79B3

RGB

142, 121, 179

HSL

261.7, 27.6%, 58.8%

HSV

261.7, 32.4%, 70.2%

CMYK

20.7%, 32.4%, 0.0%, 29.8%

OKLCH

0.6177 0.0888 300.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E79B3

#9EB379

Analogous

#7981B3

#AB79B3

#8E79B3

Triadic

#8E79B3

#B38E79

#79B38E

Split Complementary

#8E79B3

#B3AB79

#81B379

Tetradic

#8E79B3

#B37981

#9EB379

#79B3AB

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E79B3

Protanopia

#8585A5

Deuteranopia

#8688A2

Tritanopia

#8D9A97

Achromatopsia

#828282

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E79B3;
color: #8E79B3;
border-color: #8E79B3;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 300 #C4B5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F6F9
100
#ECE9F1
200
#D9D1E5
300
#BDB1D3
400
#9987BB
500
#765CA3
600
#5E4A82
700
#4B3B68
800
#3B2E51
900
#2D243C
950
#1C1726

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.79:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.54:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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