#b155dc

Color #b155dc

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 6.32 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b155dc

RGB

rgb(177, 85, 220)

HSL

hsl(280.9, 65.9%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.9, 61.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.5%, 61.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(52.96, 58.71, -53.67)

LCH

lch(52.96, 79.54, 317.57)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.2075, 313.4)

HWB

hwb(280.9, 33.3%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80dc55

Analogous

#6d55dc

#b155dc

#dc55c3

Triadic

#b155dc

#dcb155

#55dcb1

Split-complementary

#b155dc

#c3dc55

#55dc6d

Tetradic

#b155dc

#dc5580

#80dc55

#55dcb1

Square

#b155dc

#dc6d55

#80dc55

#55c3dc

Shades

Color #b155dc mixed toward black.

#9e2bd3

#7e23a9

#5f1a7e

#3f1154

#20092a

Tints

Color #b155dc mixed toward white.

#be71e2

#cb8ee8

#d8aaee

#e5c6f3

#f2e3f9

Tones

Color #b155dc mixed toward gray.

#ad60d1

#a96bc6

#a577ba

#a182af

#9d8da4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9292c6 · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#979dc0 · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#aeb2ad · ΔE 34.8

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 28.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b155dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b155dc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b155dc (#b155dc) is rgb(177, 85, 220) in RGB.

No, #b155dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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