#8972EB

#8972EB

Color Values

HEX

#8972EB

RGB

137, 114, 235

HSL

251,4, 75,2%, 68,4%

HSV

251,4, 51,5%, 92,2%

CMYK

41,7%, 51,5%, 0,0%, 7,8%

OKLCH

0,6311 0,1755 289,1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: mediumpurple 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8972EB

#D4EB72

Analogous

#7297EB

#C572EB

#8972EB

Triadic

#8972EB

#EB8972

#72EB89

Split Complementary

#8972EB

#EBC572

#97EB72

Tetradic

#8972EB

#EB7297

#D4EB72

#72EBC5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#8972EB

Protanopia

#7F7FCE

Deuteranopia

#8082C7

Tritanopia

#88B7B2

Achromatopsia

#808080

CSS Usage

background-color: #8972EB;
color: #8972EB;
border-color: #8972EB;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F4F2FC
100
#E6E2F9
200
#CBC0F6
300
#A594F0
400
#755AE8
500
#4420DF
600
#3619B3
700
#2C148F
800
#221070
900
#1C1051
950
#120A33

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3,7:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5,67:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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