#B38CD6

#B38CD6

Color Values

HEX

#B38CD6

RGB

179, 140, 214

HSL

271.6, 47.4%, 69.4%

HSV

271.6, 34.6%, 83.9%

CMYK

16.4%, 34.6%, 0.0%, 16.1%

OKLCH

0.7038 0.1131 307.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B38CD6

#AFD68C

Analogous

#8E8CD6

#D68CD4

#B38CD6

Triadic

#B38CD6

#D6B38C

#8CD6B3

Split Complementary

#B38CD6

#D4D68C

#8CD68E

Tetradic

#B38CD6

#D68E8C

#AFD68C

#8CD4D6

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B38CD6

Protanopia

#A2A2C4

Deuteranopia

#A4A7C0

Tritanopia

#B1B6B3

Achromatopsia

#9A9A9A

CSS Usage

background-color: #B38CD6;
color: #B38CD6;
border-color: #B38CD6;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 300 #D8B4FE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F4FA
100
#EEE6F4
200
#DCCAEC
300
#C3A5DF
400
#A374CD
500
#8343BC
600
#693696
700
#542B78
800
#41225E
900
#321C45
950
#1F122C

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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