#9970BC

#9970BC

Color Values

HEX

#9970BC

RGB

153, 112, 188

HSL

272.4, 36.2%, 58.8%

HSV

272.4, 40.4%, 73.7%

CMYK

18.6%, 40.4%, 0.0%, 26.3%

OKLCH

0.6161 0.1195 308.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#9970BC

#93BC70

Analogous

#7370BC

#BC70B9

#9970BC

Triadic

#9970BC

#BC9970

#70BC99

Split Complementary

#9970BC

#B9BC70

#70BC73

Tetradic

#9970BC

#BC7370

#93BC70

#70B9BC

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#9970BC

Protanopia

#8787AA

Deuteranopia

#8A8DA5

Tritanopia

#979B98

Achromatopsia

#7E7E7E

CSS Usage

background-color: #9970BC;
color: #9970BC;
border-color: #9970BC;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EEE8F3
200
#DCCEE8
300
#C4ACD8
400
#A37EC3
500
#8351AE
600
#69418B
700
#54346F
800
#422957
900
#322140
950
#1F1529

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.89:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.4:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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