#b197ea

Color #b197ea

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.36 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b197ea

RGB

rgb(177, 151, 234)

HSL

hsl(258.8, 66.4%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.8, 35.5%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.4%, 35.5%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(67.59, 26.62, -38.38)

LCH

lch(67.59, 46.71, 304.74)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.1205, 297.76)

HWB

hwb(258.8, 59.2%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0ea97

Analogous

#97a7ea

#b197ea

#db97ea

Triadic

#b197ea

#eab197

#97eab1

Split-complementary

#b197ea

#eadb97

#a7ea97

Tetradic

#b197ea

#ea97d0

#d0ea97

#97eab1

Square

#b197ea

#ea97a7

#d0ea97

#97eadb

Shades

Color #b197ea mixed toward black.

#8962df

#612cd4

#4820a0

#30166b

#180b35

Tints

Color #b197ea mixed toward white.

#bea8ee

#cbbaf1

#d8cbf5

#e5dcf8

#f2eefc

Tones

Color #b197ea mixed toward gray.

#b49ee3

#b6a5dc

#b9acd5

#bbb3ce

#bebac7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6da · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#a8aad5 · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#b0ccc8 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b197ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b197ea]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b197ea (#b197ea) is rgb(177, 151, 234) in RGB.

No, #b197ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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