#b26dd5

Color #b26dd5

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.45 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b26dd5

RGB

rgb(178, 109, 213)

HSL

hsl(279.8, 55.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.8, 48.8%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.4%, 48.8%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(57.28, 45.37, -42.85)

LCH

lch(57.28, 62.41, 316.64)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.1638, 313.27)

HWB

hwb(279.8, 42.7%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90d56d

Analogous

#7e6dd5

#b26dd5

#d56dc4

Triadic

#b26dd5

#d5b26d

#6dd5b2

Split-complementary

#b26dd5

#c4d56d

#6dd57e

Tetradic

#b26dd5

#d56d90

#90d56d

#6dd5b2

Square

#b26dd5

#d57e6d

#90d56d

#6dc4d5

Shades

Color #b26dd5 mixed toward black.

#9c43c9

#7f30a7

#5f247d

#3f1853

#200c2a

Tints

Color #b26dd5 mixed toward white.

#bf85dc

#cc9ee3

#d8b6ea

#e5cef1

#f2e7f8

Tones

Color #b26dd5 mixed toward gray.

#af76cc

#ac7ec4

#a987bb

#a790b2

#a498aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998c2 · ΔE 16.4

Deuteranopia

#9da1bd · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#afb2ae · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 26.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b26dd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b26dd5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b26dd5 (#b26dd5) is rgb(178, 109, 213) in RGB.

No, #b26dd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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