#b27bc0

Color #b27bc0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.12 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b27bc0

RGB

rgb(178, 123, 192)

HSL

hsl(287.8, 35.4%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.8, 35.9%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 35.9%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(59.38, 33.33, -27.68)

LCH

lch(59.38, 43.33, 320.29)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.1163, 319.32)

HWB

hwb(287.8, 48.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89c07b

Analogous

#907bc0

#b27bc0

#c07bac

Triadic

#b27bc0

#c0b27b

#7bc0b2

Split-complementary

#b27bc0

#acc07b

#7bc090

Tetradic

#b27bc0

#c07b89

#89c07b

#7bc0b2

Square

#b27bc0

#c0907b

#89c07b

#7bacc0

Shades

Color #b27bc0 mixed toward black.

#9d58af

#7f448e

#5f336b

#402247

#201124

Tints

Color #b27bc0 mixed toward white.

#bf91cb

#cca7d5

#d9bde0

#e5d3ea

#f2e9f5

Tones

Color #b27bc0 mixed toward gray.

#af81ba

#ab87b5

#a88caf

#a492a9

#a198a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9db2 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#a0a4af · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#b0a7a4 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 23.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b27bc0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b27bc0]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b27bc0 (#b27bc0) is rgb(178, 123, 192) in RGB.

No, #b27bc0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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