#b17bca

Color #b17bca

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.67 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b17bca

RGB

rgb(177, 123, 202)

HSL

hsl(281, 42.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281, 39.1%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 39.1%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(59.69, 35.1, -32.87)

LCH

lch(59.69, 48.09, 316.88)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.1272, 314.59)

HWB

hwb(281, 48.2%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94ca7b

Analogous

#897bca

#b17bca

#ca7bbb

Triadic

#b17bca

#cab17b

#7bcab1

Split-complementary

#b17bca

#bbca7b

#7bca89

Tetradic

#b17bca

#ca7b94

#94ca7b

#7bcab1

Square

#b17bca

#ca897b

#94ca7b

#7bbbca

Shades

Color #b17bca mixed toward black.

#9a54ba

#7d3e9b

#5e2f74

#3f1f4d

#1f1027

Tints

Color #b17bca mixed toward white.

#be91d3

#cba7dc

#d8bde4

#e5d3ed

#f2e9f6

Tones

Color #b17bca mixed toward gray.

#af81c3

#ac88bd

#aa8fb6

#a795b0

#a59ca9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9cbb · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#9fa3b7 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#afaeaa · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 24.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b17bca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b17bca]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b17bca (#b17bca) is rgb(177, 123, 202) in RGB.

No, #b17bca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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