#C497EE

#C497EE

Color Values

HEX

#C497EE

RGB

196, 151, 238

HSL

271.0, 71.9%, 76.3%

HSV

271.0, 36.6%, 93.3%

CMYK

17.6%, 36.6%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7503 0.1302 307.3

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C497EE

#C1EE97

Analogous

#9997EE

#EE97ED

#C497EE

Triadic

#C497EE

#EEC497

#97EEC4

Split Complementary

#C497EE

#EDEE97

#97EE99

Tetradic

#C497EE

#EE9997

#C1EE97

#97EDEE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#C497EE

Protanopia

#B1B0D9

Deuteranopia

#B3B6D4

Tritanopia

#C2C8C5

Achromatopsia

#A7A7A7

CSS Usage

background-color: #C497EE;
color: #C497EE;
border-color: #C497EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Purple 300 #D8B4FE

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F3FC
100
#EEE2F8
200
#DCC2F5
300
#C396EE
400
#A35DE4
500
#8324DB
600
#681DAF
700
#54178C
800
#41126E
900
#311150
950
#1F0B32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.33:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.01:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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