#b279c2

Color #b279c2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.32 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b279c2

RGB

rgb(178, 121, 194)

HSL

hsl(286.8, 37.4%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.8, 37.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 37.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(59.01, 34.85, -29.38)

LCH

lch(59.01, 45.58, 319.87)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.1221, 318.69)

HWB

hwb(286.8, 47.5%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89c279

Analogous

#8e79c2

#b279c2

#c279ae

Triadic

#b279c2

#c2b279

#79c2b2

Split-complementary

#b279c2

#aec279

#79c28e

Tetradic

#b279c2

#c27989

#89c279

#79c2b2

Square

#b279c2

#c28e79

#89c279

#79aec2

Shades

Color #b279c2 mixed toward black.

#9d55b2

#7f4290

#5f316c

#402148

#201024

Tints

Color #b279c2 mixed toward white.

#bf8fcc

#cca6d6

#d8bce1

#e5d2eb

#f2e9f5

Tones

Color #b279c2 mixed toward gray.

#af7fbc

#ab85b6

#a88bb0

#a491aa

#a198a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9cb4 · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#a0a4b0 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#b0a7a5 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b279c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b279c2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b279c2 (#b279c2) is rgb(178, 121, 194) in RGB.

No, #b279c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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