#B38BDC

#B38BDC

Color Values

HEX

#B38BDC

RGB

179, 139, 220

HSL

269.6, 53.6%, 70.4%

HSV

269.6, 36.8%, 86.3%

CMYK

18.6%, 36.8%, 0.0%, 13.7%

OKLCH

0.7048 0.1224 306.2

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B38BDC

#B4DC8B

Analogous

#8B8CDC

#DB8BDC

#B38BDC

Triadic

#B38BDC

#DCB38B

#8BDCB3

Split Complementary

#B38BDC

#DCDB8B

#8CDC8B

Tetradic

#B38BDC

#DC8B8C

#B4DC8B

#8BDCDB

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B38BDC

Protanopia

#A2A1C8

Deuteranopia

#A4A7C4

Tritanopia

#B1B9B6

Achromatopsia

#999999

CSS Usage

background-color: #B38BDC;
color: #B38BDC;
border-color: #B38BDC;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 300 #D8B4FE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F7F4FB
100
#EDE5F5
200
#DBC8EE
300
#C1A1E3
400
#A06ED3
500
#7F3BC4
600
#652F9D
700
#51267D
800
#3F1E62
900
#301948
950
#1E102D

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.75:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.64:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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