#7971BD

#7971BD

Color Values

HEX

#7971BD

RGB

121, 113, 189

HSL

246.3, 36.5%, 59.2%

HSV

246.3, 40.2%, 74.1%

CMYK

36.0%, 40.2%, 0.0%, 25.9%

OKLCH

0.5887 0.1144 287.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Blue Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#7971BD

#B5BD71

Analogous

#718FBD

#9F71BD

#7971BD

Triadic

#7971BD

#BD7971

#71BD79

Split Complementary

#7971BD

#BD9F71

#8FBD71

Tetradic

#7971BD

#BD718F

#B5BD71

#71BD9F

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#7971BD

Protanopia

#7675AB

Deuteranopia

#7677A6

Tritanopia

#799C99

Achromatopsia

#787878

CSS Usage

background-color: #7971BD;
color: #7971BD;
border-color: #7971BD;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 400 #818CF8

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F5FA
100
#E9E8F3
200
#D1CEE8
300
#B0ABD8
400
#857EC3
500
#5B51AE
600
#49418B
700
#3A346F
800
#2D2857
900
#242140
950
#171529

Contrast Checker

Text on white

4.28:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

4.91:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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