#b16cdb

Color #b16cdb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.07 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b16cdb

RGB

rgb(177, 108, 219)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 60.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 50.7%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.2%, 50.7%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(57.26, 46.93, -46.27)

LCH

lch(57.26, 65.9, 315.41)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.1719, 311.2)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 42.4%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96db6c

Analogous

#796cdb

#b16cdb

#db6cce

Triadic

#b16cdb

#dbb16c

#6cdbb1

Split-complementary

#b16cdb

#cedb6c

#6cdb79

Tetradic

#b16cdb

#db6c96

#96db6c

#6cdbb1

Square

#b16cdb

#db796c

#96db6c

#6ccedb

Shades

Color #b16cdb mixed toward black.

#9a40d0

#7d2baf

#5e2083

#3f1558

#1f0b2c

Tints

Color #b16cdb mixed toward white.

#be84e1

#cb9de7

#d8b5ed

#e5cef3

#f2e6f9

Tones

Color #b16cdb mixed toward gray.

#af75d2

#ac7ec9

#aa88bf

#a891b6

#a69aad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9897c7 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#9ca0c2 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#aeb6b2 · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b16cdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b16cdb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b16cdb (#b16cdb) is rgb(177, 108, 219) in RGB.

No, #b16cdb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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