#b256c7

Color #b256c7

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 6.68 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b256c7

RGB

rgb(178, 86, 199)

HSL

hsl(288.8, 50.2%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.8, 56.8%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 56.8%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(52.11, 54.23, -43.04)

LCH

lch(52.11, 69.23, 321.56)

OKLCH

oklch(61%, 0.1856, 319.85)

HWB

hwb(288.8, 33.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6bc756

Analogous

#7956c7

#b256c7

#c756a4

Triadic

#b256c7

#c7b256

#56c7b2

Split-complementary

#b256c7

#a4c756

#56c779

Tetradic

#b256c7

#c7566b

#6bc756

#56c7b2

Square

#b256c7

#c77956

#6bc756

#56a4c7

Shades

Color #b256c7 mixed toward black.

#9c3bb2

#7d2f8f

#5e236b

#3e1847

#1f0c24

Tints

Color #b256c7 mixed toward white.

#bf72d0

#cc8eda

#d8abe3

#e5c7ec

#f2e3f6

Tones

Color #b256c7 mixed toward gray.

#ac60be

#a669b4

#a072ab

#9a7ca1

#948598

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9392b4 · ΔE 20.9

Deuteranopia

#989eaf · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#afa39e · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 27.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b256c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b256c7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b256c7 (#b256c7) is rgb(178, 86, 199) in RGB.

No, #b256c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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