#AE8BD9

#AE8BD9

Color Values

HEX

#AE8BD9

RGB

174, 139, 217

HSL

266.9, 50.6%, 69.8%

HSV

266.9, 35.9%, 85.1%

CMYK

19.8%, 35.9%, 0.0%, 14.9%

OKLCH

0.6987 0.1171 304.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#AE8BD9

#B6D98B

Analogous

#8B8FD9

#D58BD9

#AE8BD9

Triadic

#AE8BD9

#D9AE8B

#8BD9AE

Split Complementary

#AE8BD9

#D9D58B

#8FD98B

Tetradic

#AE8BD9

#D98B8F

#B6D98B

#8BD9D5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#AE8BD9

Protanopia

#9F9FC6

Deuteranopia

#A1A4C2

Tritanopia

#ACB7B4

Achromatopsia

#989898

CSS Usage

background-color: #AE8BD9;
color: #AE8BD9;
border-color: #AE8BD9;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 300 #D8B4FE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FB
100
#ECE5F5
200
#D9C9ED
300
#BFA3E1
400
#9C71D0
500
#793FC0
600
#61329A
700
#4D287B
800
#3C1F60
900
#2E1A47
950
#1D112D

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.8:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.49:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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