#b172dd

Color #b172dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 9.52 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b172dd

RGB

rgb(177, 114, 221)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 61.1%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 48.4%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.9%, 48.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(58.6, 44.16, -45.26)

LCH

lch(58.6, 63.23, 314.3)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.1645, 309.77)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 44.7%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9edd72

Analogous

#7c72dd

#b172dd

#dd72d4

Triadic

#b172dd

#ddb172

#72ddb1

Split-complementary

#b172dd

#d4dd72

#72dd7c

Tetradic

#b172dd

#dd729e

#9edd72

#72ddb1

Square

#b172dd

#dd7c72

#9edd72

#72d4dd

Shades

Color #b172dd mixed toward black.

#9845d2

#7c2bb4

#5d2187

#3e165a

#1f0b2d

Tints

Color #b172dd mixed toward white.

#be8ae3

#cba1e8

#d8b9ee

#e5d0f4

#f2e8f9

Tones

Color #b172dd mixed toward gray.

#af7bd4

#ae84cb

#ac8dc2

#ab96b9

#a99fb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a99ca · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#9da1c5 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#afb9b5 · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b172dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b172dd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b172dd (#b172dd) is rgb(177, 114, 221) in RGB.

No, #b172dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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