#b175e0

Color #b175e0

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 8.94 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b175e0

RGB

rgb(177, 117, 224)

HSL

hsl(273.6, 63.3%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.6, 47.8%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21%, 47.8%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(59.39, 43.21, -45.7)

LCH

lch(59.39, 62.89, 313.4)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.1631, 308.48)

HWB

hwb(273.6, 45.9%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4e075

Analogous

#7c75e0

#b175e0

#e075da

Triadic

#b175e0

#e0b175

#75e0b1

Split-complementary

#b175e0

#dae075

#75e07c

Tetradic

#b175e0

#e075a4

#a4e075

#75e0b1

Square

#b175e0

#e07c75

#a4e075

#75dae0

Shades

Color #b175e0 mixed toward black.

#9747d6

#7a2aba

#5c1f8b

#3d155d

#1f0a2e

Tints

Color #b175e0 mixed toward white.

#be8ce5

#cba3ea

#d8baf0

#e5d1f5

#f2e8fa

Tones

Color #b175e0 mixed toward gray.

#b07ed7

#af87ce

#ae90c5

#ad99bc

#aca2b3

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

#9b9acd · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#9ea2c8 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#afbbb7 · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b175e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b175e0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b175e0 (#b175e0) is rgb(177, 117, 224) in RGB.

No, #b175e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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