#b16edd

Color #b16edd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.51 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b16edd

RGB

rgb(177, 110, 221)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 62%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 50.2%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 50.2%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(57.77, 46.3, -46.58)

LCH

lch(57.77, 65.68, 314.83)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.1709, 310.37)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 43.1%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9add6e

Analogous

#796edd

#b16edd

#dd6ed2

Triadic

#b16edd

#ddb16e

#6eddb1

Split-complementary

#b16edd

#d2dd6e

#6edd79

Tetradic

#b16edd

#dd6e9a

#9add6e

#6eddb1

Square

#b16edd

#dd796e

#9add6e

#6ed2dd

Shades

Color #b16edd mixed toward black.

#9941d3

#7c2ab3

#5d1f86

#3e1559

#1f0a2d

Tints

Color #b16edd mixed toward white.

#be86e3

#cb9ee8

#d8b7ee

#e5cff4

#f2e7f9

Tones

Color #b16edd mixed toward gray.

#af77d4

#ad80ca

#ab8ac1

#a993b8

#a79caf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.14:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998c9 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#9ca1c4 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#aeb8b4 · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 26.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b16edd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b16edd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b16edd (#b16edd) is rgb(177, 110, 221) in RGB.

No, #b16edd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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