#b173ca

Color #b173ca

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b173ca

RGB

rgb(177, 115, 202)

HSL

hsl(282.8, 45.1%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.8, 43.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 43.1%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(57.92, 39.51, -35.63)

LCH

lch(57.92, 53.2, 317.96)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.1411, 315.72)

HWB

hwb(282.8, 45.1%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cca73

Analogous

#8673ca

#b173ca

#ca73b8

Triadic

#b173ca

#cab173

#73cab1

Split-complementary

#b173ca

#b8ca73

#73ca86

Tetradic

#b173ca

#ca738c

#8cca73

#73cab1

Square

#b173ca

#ca8673

#8cca73

#73b8ca

Shades

Color #b173ca mixed toward black.

#9c4dbc

#7e3a99

#5f2c73

#3f1d4d

#200f26

Tints

Color #b173ca mixed toward white.

#be8ad3

#cba2dc

#d8b9e5

#e5d0ed

#f2e8f6

Tones

Color #b173ca mixed toward gray.

#ae7ac3

#ab82bc

#a889b4

#a590ad

#a297a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aba · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#9da2b5 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#afaba8 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b173ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b173ca]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b173ca (#b173ca) is rgb(177, 115, 202) in RGB.

No, #b173ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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