#A172CE

#A172CE

Color Values

HEX

#A172CE

RGB

161, 114, 206

HSL

270.7, 48.4%, 62.7%

HSV

270.7, 44.7%, 80.8%

CMYK

21.8%, 44.7%, 0.0%, 19.2%

OKLCH

0.6368 0.1412 306.4

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A172CE

#9FCE72

Analogous

#7372CE

#CE72CD

#A172CE

Triadic

#A172CE

#CEA172

#72CEA1

Split Complementary

#A172CE

#CDCE72

#72CE73

Tetradic

#A172CE

#CE7372

#9FCE72

#72CDCE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#A172CE

Protanopia

#8D8CB8

Deuteranopia

#8F93B2

Tritanopia

#9FA6A2

Achromatopsia

#838383

CSS Usage

background-color: #A172CE;
color: #A172CE;
border-color: #A172CE;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FA
100
#EDE6F4
200
#DCCAED
300
#C2A4DF
400
#A273CE
500
#8142BD
600
#673597
700
#532A79
800
#40215F
900
#311B46
950
#1F112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.61:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

5.81:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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