#B59BEE

#B59BEE

Color Values

HEX

#B59BEE

RGB

181, 155, 238

HSL

258.8, 70.9%, 77.1%

HSV

258.8, 34.9%, 93.3%

CMYK

23.9%, 34.9%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7438 0.12 297.8

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: Wisteria

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B59BEE

#D4EE9B

Analogous

#9BABEE

#DF9BEE

#B59BEE

Triadic

#B59BEE

#EEB59B

#9BEEB5

Split Complementary

#B59BEE

#EEDF9B

#ABEE9B

Tetradic

#B59BEE

#EE9BAB

#D4EE9B

#9BEEDF

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B59BEE

Protanopia

#AAAADA

Deuteranopia

#ABADD5

Tritanopia

#B4CAC7

Achromatopsia

#A7A7A7

CSS Usage

background-color: #B59BEE;
color: #B59BEE;
border-color: #B59BEE;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 300 #C4B5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F3FC
100
#E9E2F8
200
#D2C2F5
300
#B296ED
400
#885EE4
500
#5E25DA
600
#4B1EAE
700
#3C188B
800
#2F136D
900
#25124F
950
#170B32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.36:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.89:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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