#9C8AE3

#9C8AE3

Color Values

HEX

#9C8AE3

RGB

156, 138, 227

HSL

252.1, 61.4%, 71.6%

HSV

252.1, 39.2%, 89.0%

CMYK

31.3%, 39.2%, 0.0%, 11.0%

OKLCH

0.6856 0.1293 291.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Blue Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#9C8AE3

#D1E38A

Analogous

#8AA5E3

#C98AE3

#9C8AE3

Triadic

#9C8AE3

#E39C8A

#8AE39C

Split Complementary

#9C8AE3

#E3C98A

#A5E38A

Tetradic

#9C8AE3

#E38AA5

#D1E38A

#8AE3C9

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#9C8AE3

Protanopia

#9494CD

Deuteranopia

#9597C8

Tritanopia

#9BBCB9

Achromatopsia

#949494

CSS Usage

background-color: #9C8AE3;
color: #9C8AE3;
border-color: #9C8AE3;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F3FB
100
#E8E4F6
200
#CEC5F1
300
#AB9CE7
400
#7E67DB
500
#5131CE
600
#4127A5
700
#341F84
800
#281967
900
#20164B
950
#150E30

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.93:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.16:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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