#b227d6

Color #b227d6

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 10.24 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b227d6

RGB

rgb(178, 39, 214)

HSL

hsl(287.7, 69.2%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.7, 81.8%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.8%, 81.8%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(46.67, 74.84, -60.35)

LCH

lch(46.67, 96.14, 321.12)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.2535, 317.88)

HWB

hwb(287.7, 15.3%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4bd627

Analogous

#5b27d6

#b227d6

#d627a2

Triadic

#b227d6

#d6b227

#27d6b2

Split-complementary

#b227d6

#a2d627

#27d65b

Tetradic

#b227d6

#d6274b

#4bd627

#27d6b2

Square

#b227d6

#d65b27

#4bd627

#27a2d6

Shades

Color #b227d6 mixed toward black.

#9420b2

#771a8f

#59136b

#3b0d47

#1e0624

Tints

Color #b227d6 mixed toward white.

#c04ade

#cc6ee5

#d992eb

#e6b7f2

#f2dbf8

Tones

Color #b227d6 mixed toward gray.

#aa36c7

#a144b9

#9853aa

#90619c

#87708d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.15:1

White text reads better on this background (5.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8bbe · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#9299b8 · ΔE 28.9

Tritanopia

#aea8a2 · ΔE 39.7

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 30.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b227d6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b227d6]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b227d6 (#b227d6) is rgb(178, 39, 214) in RGB.

No, #b227d6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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