#B997EE

#B997EE

Color Values

HEX

#B997EE

RGB

185, 151, 238

HSL

263.4, 71.9%, 76.3%

HSV

263.4, 36.6%, 93.3%

CMYK

22.3%, 36.6%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7401 0.1272 301.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#B997EE

#CCEE97

Analogous

#97A1EE

#E497EE

#B997EE

Triadic

#B997EE

#EEB997

#97EEB9

Split Complementary

#B997EE

#EEE497

#A1EE97

Tetradic

#B997EE

#EE97A1

#CCEE97

#97EEE4

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#B997EE

Protanopia

#AAAAD9

Deuteranopia

#ACAFD4

Tritanopia

#B7C8C5

Achromatopsia

#A5A5A5

CSS Usage

background-color: #B997EE;
color: #B997EE;
border-color: #B997EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 300 #D8B4FE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F3FC
100
#EBE2F8
200
#D6C2F5
300
#B896EE
400
#925DE4
500
#6B24DB
600
#561DAF
700
#45178C
800
#36126E
900
#2A1150
950
#1A0B32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.41:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.72:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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