#b229ce

Color #b229ce

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 9.11 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b229ce

RGB

rgb(178, 41, 206)

HSL

hsl(289.8, 66.8%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.8, 80.1%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 80.1%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(46.32, 72.9, -56.31)

LCH

lch(46.32, 92.12, 322.32)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.2456, 319.9)

HWB

hwb(289.8, 16.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#45ce29

Analogous

#5f29ce

#b229ce

#ce2997

Triadic

#b229ce

#ceb229

#29ceb2

Split-complementary

#b229ce

#97ce29

#29ce5f

Tetradic

#b229ce

#ce2945

#45ce29

#29ceb2

Square

#b229ce

#ce5f29

#45ce29

#2997ce

Shades

Color #b229ce mixed toward black.

#9422ac

#771b89

#591467

#3b0e45

#1e0722

Tints

Color #b229ce mixed toward white.

#c248db

#ce6de2

#da91e9

#e6b6f0

#f3daf8

Tones

Color #b229ce mixed toward gray.

#a937c0

#a044b2

#9752a5

#8e6097

#846e89

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.1:1

White text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8bb7 · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#9299b1 · ΔE 29.2

Tritanopia

#aea29c · ΔE 37.8

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 30

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b229ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b229ce]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b229ce (#b229ce) is rgb(178, 41, 206) in RGB.

No, #b229ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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