#8E79BA

#8E79BA

Color Values

HEX

#8E79BA

RGB

142, 121, 186

HSL

259.4, 32.0%, 60.2%

HSV

259.4, 34.9%, 72.9%

CMYK

23.7%, 34.9%, 0.0%, 27.1%

OKLCH

0.621 0.0985 298.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Violet (Purple)

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8E79BA

#A5BA79

Analogous

#7985BA

#AF79BA

#8E79BA

Triadic

#8E79BA

#BA8E79

#79BA8E

Split Complementary

#8E79BA

#BAAF79

#85BA79

Tetradic

#8E79BA

#BA7985

#A5BA79

#79BAAF

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8E79BA

Protanopia

#8585AA

Deuteranopia

#8688A6

Tritanopia

#8D9E9B

Achromatopsia

#828282

CSS Usage

background-color: #8E79BA;
color: #8E79BA;
border-color: #8E79BA;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 300 #C4B5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F5F9
100
#EBE8F2
200
#D7D0E7
300
#BBAED5
400
#9682BF
500
#7157A8
600
#5A4587
700
#48376C
800
#392B54
900
#2C223E
950
#1B1627

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.75:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.59:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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