#b275e1

Color #b275e1

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 9.23 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b275e1

RGB

rgb(178, 117, 225)

HSL

hsl(273.9, 64.3%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.9, 48%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 48%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(59.55, 43.7, -46.01)

LCH

lch(59.55, 63.46, 313.52)

OKLCH

oklch(66.9%, 0.1646, 308.66)

HWB

hwb(273.9, 45.9%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4e175

Analogous

#7c75e1

#b275e1

#e175da

Triadic

#b275e1

#e1b275

#75e1b2

Split-complementary

#b275e1

#dae175

#75e17c

Tetradic

#b275e1

#e175a4

#a4e175

#75e1b2

Square

#b275e1

#e17c75

#a4e175

#75dae1

Shades

Color #b275e1 mixed toward black.

#9846d7

#7c29bb

#5d1f8d

#3e145e

#1f0a2f

Tints

Color #b275e1 mixed toward white.

#bf8ce6

#cca3eb

#d9baf0

#e5d1f5

#f2e8fa

Tones

Color #b275e1 mixed toward gray.

#b17ed8

#b087cf

#af90c6

#ad99bd

#aca2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bcd · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#9fa3c8 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#b0bcb8 · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 26.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b275e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b275e1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b275e1 (#b275e1) is rgb(178, 117, 225) in RGB.

No, #b275e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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