#9B8AE7

#9B8AE7

Color Values

HEX

#9B8AE7

RGB

155, 138, 231

HSL

251.0, 66.0%, 72.4%

HSV

251.0, 40.3%, 90.6%

CMYK

32.9%, 40.3%, 0.0%, 9.4%

OKLCH

0.6868 0.1348 290.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: mediumpurple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#9B8AE7

#D6E78A

Analogous

#8AA8E7

#CA8AE7

#9B8AE7

Triadic

#9B8AE7

#E79B8A

#8AE79B

Split Complementary

#9B8AE7

#E7CA8A

#A8E78A

Tetradic

#9B8AE7

#E78AA8

#D6E78A

#8AE7CA

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#9B8AE7

Protanopia

#9493D1

Deuteranopia

#9596CB

Tritanopia

#9ABFBB

Achromatopsia

#949494

CSS Usage

background-color: #9B8AE7;
color: #9B8AE7;
border-color: #9B8AE7;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F3FC
100
#E7E3F7
200
#CCC4F3
300
#A899EA
400
#7962DF
500
#4A2BD4
600
#3B23A9
700
#2F1C87
800
#25166A
900
#1E144D
950
#130C31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.92:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.18:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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