#b196df

Color #b196df

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.33 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b196df

RGB

rgb(177, 150, 223)

HSL

hsl(262.2, 53.3%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.2, 32.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.6%, 32.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(66.89, 24.62, -33.41)

LCH

lch(66.89, 41.5, 306.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.1074, 300.74)

HWB

hwb(262.2, 58.8%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4df96

Analogous

#969fdf

#b196df

#d596df

Triadic

#b196df

#dfb196

#96dfb1

Split-complementary

#b196df

#dfd596

#9fdf96

Tetradic

#b196df

#df96c4

#c4df96

#96dfb1

Square

#b196df

#df969f

#c4df96

#96dfd5

Shades

Color #b196df mixed toward black.

#8e66d0

#6b3abf

#502c8f

#361d5f

#1b0f30

Tints

Color #b196df mixed toward white.

#bea7e4

#cbb9ea

#d8caef

#e5dcf4

#f2edfa

Tones

Color #b196df mixed toward gray.

#b29cd9

#b4a2d3

#b6a8cd

#b7aec7

#b9b4c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6d0 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#a8a9cd · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#b0c4c1 · ΔE 25.4

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b196df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b196df]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b196df (#b196df) is rgb(177, 150, 223) in RGB.

No, #b196df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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