#B38CF9

#B38CF9

Color Values

HEX

#B38CF9

RGB

179, 140, 249

HSL

261.5, 90.1%, 76.3%

HSV

261.5, 43.8%, 97.6%

CMYK

28.1%, 43.8%, 0.0%, 2.4%

OKLCH

0.7209 0.1577 298.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: mediumpurple 2

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B38CF9

#D2F98C

Analogous

#8C9CF9

#EA8CF9

#B38CF9

Triadic

#B38CF9

#F9B38C

#8CF9B3

Split Complementary

#B38CF9

#F9EA8C

#9CF98C

Tetradic

#B38CF9

#F98C9C

#D2F98C

#8CF9EA

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B38CF9

Protanopia

#A2A2DF

Deuteranopia

#A4A7D8

Tritanopia

#B1CAC5

Achromatopsia

#9C9C9C

CSS Usage

background-color: #B38CF9;
color: #B38CF9;
border-color: #B38CF9;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F1FD
100
#E9DFFB
200
#D2BBFB
300
#B28BF9
400
#894CF6
500
#5F0DF2
600
#4C0AC2
700
#3D089B
800
#2F0679
900
#250958
950
#180637

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.61:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.04:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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