#BC8AE5

#BC8AE5

Color Values

HEX

#BC8AE5

RGB

188, 138, 229

HSL

273.0, 63.6%, 72.0%

HSV

273.0, 39.7%, 89.8%

CMYK

17.9%, 39.7%, 0.0%, 10.2%

OKLCH

0.716 0.1382 308.5

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#BC8AE5

#B3E58A

Analogous

#8F8AE5

#E58AE0

#BC8AE5

Triadic

#BC8AE5

#E5BC8A

#8AE5BC

Split Complementary

#BC8AE5

#E0E58A

#8AE58F

Tetradic

#BC8AE5

#E58F8A

#B3E58A

#8AE0E5

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#BC8AE5

Protanopia

#A6A6CF

Deuteranopia

#A9ADCA

Tritanopia

#BABEBA

Achromatopsia

#9B9B9B

CSS Usage

background-color: #BC8AE5;
color: #BC8AE5;
border-color: #BC8AE5;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 400 #A78BFA

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F3FB
100
#EEE4F7
200
#DEC5F2
300
#C69BE9
400
#A765DD
500
#882ED1
600
#6C25A7
700
#571E85
800
#441768
900
#33154C
950
#200D30

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.66:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

7.91:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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