#C8B9EE

#C8B9EE

Color Values

HEX

#C8B9EE

RGB

200, 185, 238

HSL

257.0, 60.9%, 82.9%

HSV

257.0, 22.3%, 93.3%

CMYK

16.0%, 22.3%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.816 0.0752 297.7

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 0520-R80B Light Lavender

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C8B9EE

#DFEEB9

Analogous

#B9C4EE

#E2B9EE

#C8B9EE

Triadic

#C8B9EE

#EEC8B9

#B9EEC8

Split Complementary

#C8B9EE

#EEE2B9

#C4EEB9

Tetradic

#C8B9EE

#EEB9C4

#DFEEB9

#B9EEE2

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#C8B9EE

Protanopia

#C2C1E1

Deuteranopia

#C2C4DE

Tritanopia

#C7D7D5

Achromatopsia

#C0C0C0

CSS Usage

background-color: #C8B9EE;
color: #C8B9EE;
border-color: #C8B9EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Violet 300 #C4B5FD

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F3FB
100
#E9E4F6
200
#D2C6F1
300
#B29DE7
400
#8867DA
500
#5E32CD
600
#4B28A4
700
#3C2083
800
#2F1967
900
#25164B
950
#170E2F

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.81:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

11.63:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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