#AE79D6

#AE79D6

Color Values

HEX

#AE79D6

RGB

174, 121, 214

HSL

274.2, 53.1%, 65.7%

HSV

274.2, 43.5%, 83.9%

CMYK

18.7%, 43.5%, 0.0%, 16.1%

OKLCH

0.666 0.1436 309.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AE79D6

#A1D679

Analogous

#8079D6

#D679CF

#AE79D6

Triadic

#AE79D6

#D6AE79

#79D6AE

Split Complementary

#AE79D6

#CFD679

#79D680

Tetradic

#AE79D6

#D68079

#A1D679

#79CFD6

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#AE79D6

Protanopia

#9797C0

Deuteranopia

#9A9EBA

Tritanopia

#ABAEAA

Achromatopsia

#8B8B8B

CSS Usage

background-color: #AE79D6;
color: #AE79D6;
border-color: #AE79D6;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FB
100
#EEE5F5
200
#DEC8EE
300
#C6A1E2
400
#A86FD3
500
#893CC3
600
#6E309C
700
#58267D
800
#441E62
900
#341948
950
#21102D

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.23:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.51:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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