#B16AE5

#B16AE5

Color Values

HEX

#B16AE5

RGB

177, 106, 229

HSL

274.6, 70.3%, 65.7%

HSV

274.6, 53.7%, 89.8%

CMYK

22.7%, 53.7%, 0.0%, 10.2%

OKLCH

0.6537 0.1861 308.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: mediumorchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B16AE5

#9EE56A

Analogous

#736AE5

#E56ADC

#B16AE5

Triadic

#B16AE5

#E5B16A

#6AE5B1

Split Complementary

#B16AE5

#DCE56A

#6AE573

Tetradic

#B16AE5

#E5736A

#9EE56A

#6ADCE5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B16AE5

Protanopia

#9292C7

Deuteranopia

#969CC0

Tritanopia

#ADB0AB

Achromatopsia

#828282

CSS Usage

background-color: #B16AE5;
color: #B16AE5;
border-color: #B16AE5;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 400 #C084FC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F3FC
100
#EFE2F8
200
#DFC2F4
300
#C897ED
400
#AB5EE3
500
#8D26D9
600
#711EAE
700
#5A188B
800
#47136D
900
#35124F
950
#220B32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

3.46:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

6.06:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

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