#b27cbe

Color #b27cbe

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.51 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b27cbe

RGB

rgb(178, 124, 190)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 33.7%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 34.7%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 34.7%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(59.52, 32.37, -26.31)

LCH

lch(59.52, 41.71, 320.9)

OKLCH

oklch(66.4%, 0.1122, 320.17)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 48.6%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#88be7c

Analogous

#917cbe

#b27cbe

#be7ca9

Triadic

#b27cbe

#beb27c

#7cbeb2

Split-complementary

#b27cbe

#a9be7c

#7cbe91

Tetradic

#b27cbe

#be7c88

#88be7c

#7cbeb2

Square

#b27cbe

#be917c

#88be7c

#7ca9be

Shades

Color #b27cbe mixed toward black.

#9e59ad

#7f458c

#5f3469

#402346

#201123

Tints

Color #b27cbe mixed toward white.

#bf92c9

#cca8d4

#d9bedf

#e5d3e9

#f2e9f4

Tones

Color #b27cbe mixed toward gray.

#af82b9

#ab87b3

#a88dae

#a492a8

#a198a3

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

#9e9db1 · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#a0a4ae · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#b0a6a3 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b27cbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b27cbe]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b27cbe (#b27cbe) is rgb(178, 124, 190) in RGB.

No, #b27cbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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