#9C99EE

#9C99EE

Color Values

HEX

#9C99EE

RGB

156, 153, 238

HSL

242.1, 71.4%, 76.7%

HSV

242.1, 35.7%, 93.3%

CMYK

34.5%, 35.7%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7194 0.1223 284.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: cornflowerblue

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#9C99EE

#EBEE99

Analogous

#99C1EE

#C799EE

#9C99EE

Triadic

#9C99EE

#EE9C99

#99EE9C

Split Complementary

#9C99EE

#EEC799

#C1EE99

Tetradic

#9C99EE

#EE99C1

#EBEE99

#99EEC7

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#9C99EE

Protanopia

#9B9BD9

Deuteranopia

#9B9BD4

Tritanopia

#9CC9C6

Achromatopsia

#A0A0A0

CSS Usage

background-color: #9C99EE;
color: #9C99EE;
border-color: #9C99EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Indigo 300 #A5B4FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F3F3FC
100
#E3E2F8
200
#C4C2F5
300
#9996ED
400
#625DE4
500
#2B24DB
600
#221DAF
700
#1B178C
800
#15126D
900
#131150
950
#0C0B32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.56:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.2:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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