#B38AE9

#B38AE9

Color Values

HEX

#B38AE9

RGB

179, 138, 233

HSL

265.9, 68.3%, 72.7%

HSV

265.9, 40.8%, 91.4%

CMYK

23.2%, 40.8%, 0.0%, 8.6%

OKLCH

0.7093 0.1405 302.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: mediumpurple

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B38AE9

#C0E98A

Analogous

#8A90E9

#E28AE9

#B38AE9

Triadic

#B38AE9

#E9B38A

#8AE9B3

Split Complementary

#B38AE9

#E9E28A

#90E98A

Tetradic

#B38AE9

#E98A90

#C0E98A

#8AE9E2

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B38AE9

Protanopia

#A1A1D2

Deuteranopia

#A4A7CC

Tritanopia

#B1C0BC

Achromatopsia

#9A9A9A

CSS Usage

background-color: #B38AE9;
color: #B38AE9;
border-color: #B38AE9;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F3FC
100
#ECE3F8
200
#D8C3F4
300
#BC98EC
400
#9860E1
500
#7428D7
600
#5C20AC
700
#4A1A89
800
#3A146B
900
#2C134E
950
#1C0C31

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.72:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.73:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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