#b16bca

Color #b16bca

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 13.77 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#b16bca

RGB

rgb(177, 107, 202)

HSL

hsl(284.2, 47.3%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.2, 47%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 47%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(56.22, 43.83, -38.29)

LCH

lch(56.22, 58.2, 318.86)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1546, 316.65)

HWB

hwb(284.2, 42%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#84ca6b

Analogous

#826bca

#b16bca

#ca6bb4

Triadic

#b16bca

#cab16b

#6bcab1

Split-complementary

#b16bca

#b4ca6b

#6bca82

Tetradic

#b16bca

#ca6b84

#84ca6b

#6bcab1

Square

#b16bca

#ca826b

#84ca6b

#6bb4ca

Shades

Color #b16bca mixed toward black.

#9d45bc

#7e3698

#5f2972

#3f1b4c

#200e26

Tints

Color #b16bca mixed toward white.

#be84d3

#cb9cdc

#d8b5e5

#e5ceed

#f2e6f6

Tones

Color #b16bca mixed toward gray.

#ad73c2

#aa7bba

#a683b2

#a28baa

#9e93a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897b9 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#9ba0b4 · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#aea9a6 · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b16bca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b16bca]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b16bca (#b16bca) is rgb(177, 107, 202) in RGB.

No, #b16bca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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