#b09ec0

Color #b09ec0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b09ec0

RGB

rgb(176, 158, 192)

HSL

hsl(271.8, 21.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.8, 17.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.3%, 17.7%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(67.64, 13.05, -15.08)

LCH

lch(67.64, 19.94, 310.87)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0523, 308.95)

HWB

hwb(271.8, 62%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec09e

Analogous

#9f9ec0

#b09ec0

#c09ebf

Triadic

#b09ec0

#c0b09e

#9ec0b0

Split-complementary

#b09ec0

#bfc09e

#9ec09f

Tetradic

#b09ec0

#c09eae

#aec09e

#9ec0b0

Square

#b09ec0

#c09f9e

#aec09e

#9ebfc0

Shades

Color #b09ec0 mixed toward black.

#937ba9

#765c8d

#59456a

#3b2e47

#1e1723

Tints

Color #b09ec0 mixed toward white.

#bdaeca

#cabed5

#d7cedf

#e5dfea

#f2eff4

Tones

Color #b09ec0 mixed toward gray.

#b0a1bd

#b0a4ba

#afa6b7

#afa9b5

#afacb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a8b9 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#aaabb7 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#afb2b1 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 15.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b09ec0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09ec0]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b09ec0 (#b09ec0) is rgb(176, 158, 192) in RGB.

No, #b09ec0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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