#AA79C6

#AA79C6

Color Values

HEX

#AA79C6

RGB

170, 121, 198

HSL

278.2, 40.3%, 62.5%

HSV

278.2, 38.9%, 77.6%

CMYK

14.1%, 38.9%, 0.0%, 22.4%

OKLCH

0.6541 0.1228 312.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AA79C6

#95C679

Analogous

#8379C6

#C679BB

#AA79C6

Triadic

#AA79C6

#C6AA79

#79C6AA

Split Complementary

#AA79C6

#BBC679

#79C683

Tetradic

#AA79C6

#C68379

#95C679

#79BBC6

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#AA79C6

Protanopia

#9594B3

Deuteranopia

#989BAF

Tritanopia

#A8A5A1

Achromatopsia

#898989

CSS Usage

background-color: #AA79C6;
color: #AA79C6;
border-color: #AA79C6;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F5FA
100
#EFE7F3
200
#DFCDEA
300
#C9A9DA
400
#AB7BC7
500
#8E4CB3
600
#713D8F
700
#5B3172
800
#472659
900
#351F42
950
#22142A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.35:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.26:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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