#AE85D6

#AE85D6

Color Values

HEX

#AE85D6

RGB

174, 133, 214

HSL

270.4, 49.7%, 68.0%

HSV

270.4, 37.9%, 83.9%

CMYK

18.7%, 37.9%, 0.0%, 16.1%

OKLCH

0.6866 0.1234 306.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AE85D6

#ADD685

Analogous

#8585D6

#D685D5

#AE85D6

Triadic

#AE85D6

#D6AE85

#85D6AE

Split Complementary

#AE85D6

#D5D685

#85D685

Tetradic

#AE85D6

#D68585

#ADD685

#85D5D6

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#AE85D6

Protanopia

#9C9CC2

Deuteranopia

#9FA2BE

Tritanopia

#ACB3B0

Achromatopsia

#949494

CSS Usage

background-color: #AE85D6;
color: #AE85D6;
border-color: #AE85D6;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FB
100
#EDE6F5
200
#DCCAED
300
#C2A3E0
400
#A172D0
500
#8040BF
600
#673399
700
#52297A
800
#40205F
900
#311B46
950
#1F112C

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.95:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.13:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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