#b279eb

Color #b279eb

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b279eb

RGB

rgb(178, 121, 235)

HSL

hsl(270, 74%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 48.5%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 48.5%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(60.9, 43.81, -49.44)

LCH

lch(60.9, 66.06, 311.54)

OKLCH

oklch(68.1%, 0.17, 305.45)

HWB

hwb(270, 47.5%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2eb79

Analogous

#7979eb

#b279eb

#eb79eb

Triadic

#b279eb

#ebb279

#79ebb2

Split-complementary

#b279eb

#ebeb79

#79eb79

Tetradic

#b279eb

#eb79b2

#b2eb79

#79ebb2

Square

#b279eb

#eb7979

#b2eb79

#79ebeb

Shades

Color #b279eb mixed toward black.

#9445e3

#771fce

#59179b

#3b0f67

#1e0834

Tints

Color #b279eb mixed toward white.

#bf8fee

#cca6f2

#d8bcf5

#e5d2f8

#f2e9fc

Tones

Color #b279eb mixed toward gray.

#b283e1

#b28cd8

#b295ce

#b29fc5

#b2a8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9cd7 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#a0a4d1 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#b0c4c0 · ΔE 29.7

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b279eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b279eb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b279eb (#b279eb) is rgb(178, 121, 235) in RGB.

No, #b279eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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