#b172ec

Color #b172ec

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.85 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b172ec

RGB

rgb(177, 114, 236)

HSL

hsl(271, 76.3%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271, 51.7%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 51.7%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(59.38, 47.55, -52.42)

LCH

lch(59.38, 70.77, 312.21)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.1818, 305.94)

HWB

hwb(271, 44.7%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adec72

Analogous

#7472ec

#b172ec

#ec72ea

Triadic

#b172ec

#ecb172

#72ecb1

Split-complementary

#b172ec

#eaec72

#72ec74

Tetradic

#b172ec

#ec72ad

#adec72

#72ecb1

Square

#b172ec

#ec7472

#adec72

#72eaec

Shades

Color #b172ec mixed toward black.

#953ee5

#781cce

#5a159a

#3c0e67

#1e0733

Tints

Color #b172ec mixed toward white.

#be89ef

#cba1f2

#d8b8f6

#e5d0f9

#f2e7fc

Tones

Color #b172ec mixed toward gray.

#b17ce2

#b086d8

#b090cd

#b09bc3

#afa5b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a99d7 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#9da1d1 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#afc3bf · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 27.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b172ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b172ec]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b172ec (#b172ec) is rgb(177, 114, 236) in RGB.

No, #b172ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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