#B178D4

#B178D4

Color Values

HEX

#B178D4

RGB

177, 120, 212

HSL

277.2, 51.7%, 65.1%

HSV

277.2, 43.4%, 83.1%

CMYK

16.5%, 43.4%, 0.0%, 16.9%

OKLCH

0.6664 0.1441 311.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B178D4

#9BD478

Analogous

#8378D4

#D478C9

#B178D4

Triadic

#B178D4

#D4B178

#78D4B1

Split Complementary

#B178D4

#C9D478

#78D483

Tetradic

#B178D4

#D48378

#9BD478

#78C9D4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B178D4

Protanopia

#9898BE

Deuteranopia

#9CA0B8

Tritanopia

#AEACA8

Achromatopsia

#8B8B8B

CSS Usage

background-color: #B178D4;
color: #B178D4;
border-color: #B178D4;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FB
100
#EFE5F5
200
#E0C9EE
300
#C9A2E1
400
#AC70D1
500
#8F3EC1
600
#73319B
700
#5C277C
800
#481F61
900
#361A47
950
#22102D

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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