#9E8CE5

#9E8CE5

Color Values

HEX

#9E8CE5

RGB

158, 140, 229

HSL

252.1, 63.1%, 72.4%

HSV

252.1, 38.9%, 89.8%

CMYK

31.0%, 38.9%, 0.0%, 10.2%

OKLCH

0.692 0.1291 292.0

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Blue Violet

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#9E8CE5

#D3E58C

Analogous

#8CA7E5

#CB8CE5

#9E8CE5

Triadic

#9E8CE5

#E59E8C

#8CE59E

Split Complementary

#9E8CE5

#E5CB8C

#A7E58C

Tetradic

#9E8CE5

#E58CA7

#D3E58C

#8CE5CB

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#9E8CE5

Protanopia

#9696CF

Deuteranopia

#9799CA

Tritanopia

#9DBEBB

Achromatopsia

#969696

CSS Usage

background-color: #9E8CE5;
color: #9E8CE5;
border-color: #9E8CE5;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F5F3FB
100
#E7E4F7
200
#CEC5F2
300
#AB9BE8
400
#7D65DC
500
#4F2FD0
600
#4026A6
700
#331E85
800
#281868
900
#20154C
950
#140D30

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.86:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.34:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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