#b18bdf

Color #b18bdf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.78 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b18bdf

RGB

rgb(177, 139, 223)

HSL

hsl(267.1, 56.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.1, 37.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 37.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(64.27, 30.8, -37.48)

LCH

lch(64.27, 48.51, 309.41)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.1256, 304.2)

HWB

hwb(267.1, 54.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9df8b

Analogous

#8b8fdf

#b18bdf

#db8bdf

Triadic

#b18bdf

#dfb18b

#8bdfb1

Split-complementary

#b18bdf

#dfdb8b

#8fdf8b

Tetradic

#b18bdf

#df8bb9

#b9df8b

#8bdfb1

Square

#b18bdf

#df8b8f

#b9df8b

#8bdfdb

Shades

Color #b18bdf mixed toward black.

#915cd2

#7234bd

#56278e

#391a5f

#1d0d2f

Tints

Color #b18bdf mixed toward white.

#be9ee4

#cbb2ea

#d8c5ef

#e5d8f4

#f2ecfa

Tones

Color #b18bdf mixed toward gray.

#b292d8

#b299d1

#b3a0ca

#b4a7c3

#b4aebc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2cf · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a7cb · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#afc0bd · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b18bdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b18bdf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b18bdf (#b18bdf) is rgb(177, 139, 223) in RGB.

No, #b18bdf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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