#C497EC

#C497EC

Color Values

HEX

#C497EC

RGB

196, 151, 236

HSL

271.8, 69.1%, 75.9%

HSV

271.8, 36.0%, 92.5%

CMYK

16.9%, 36.0%, 0.0%, 7.5%

OKLCH

0.7494 0.1277 307.9

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C497EC

#BFEC97

Analogous

#9A97EC

#EC97E9

#C497EC

Triadic

#C497EC

#ECC497

#97ECC4

Split Complementary

#C497EC

#E9EC97

#97EC9A

Tetradic

#C497EC

#EC9A97

#BFEC97

#97E9EC

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#C497EC

Protanopia

#B1B0D7

Deuteranopia

#B3B6D2

Tritanopia

#C2C7C4

Achromatopsia

#A7A7A7

CSS Usage

background-color: #C497EC;
color: #C497EC;
border-color: #C497EC;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 300 #D8B4FE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F3FC
100
#EEE3F8
200
#DDC3F4
300
#C498EC
400
#A55FE2
500
#8527D8
600
#6A20AC
700
#55198A
800
#42146C
900
#32124F
950
#200C32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.34:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

8.99:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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