#C996EE

#C996EE

Color Values

HEX

#C996EE

RGB

201, 150, 238

HSL

274.8, 72.1%, 76.1%

HSV

274.8, 37.0%, 93.3%

CMYK

15.5%, 37.0%, 0.0%, 6.7%

OKLCH

0.7533 0.1336 310.1

Properties

Cool Light Nearest: NCS S 1040-R60B Orchid

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#C996EE

#BBEE96

Analogous

#9D96EE

#EE96E7

#C996EE

Triadic

#C996EE

#EEC996

#96EEC9

Split Complementary

#C996EE

#E7EE96

#96EE9D

Tetradic

#C996EE

#EE9D96

#BBEE96

#96E7EE

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#C996EE

Protanopia

#B3B2D9

Deuteranopia

#B6BAD4

Tritanopia

#C6C8C4

Achromatopsia

#A7A7A7

CSS Usage

background-color: #C996EE;
color: #C996EE;
border-color: #C996EE;
Nearest Tailwind: Fuchsia 300 #F0ABFC

Tailwind Shades

50
#F8F3FC
100
#EFE2F8
200
#DFC2F5
300
#C996EE
400
#AC5DE5
500
#8E24DB
600
#721CB0
700
#5B178C
800
#47126E
900
#351150
950
#220B32

Contrast Checker

Text on white

2.31:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

9.08:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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