#b27dbe

Color #b27dbe

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.21 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b27dbe

RGB

rgb(178, 125, 190)

HSL

hsl(288.9, 33.3%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.9, 34.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 34.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(59.75, 31.81, -25.96)

LCH

lch(59.75, 41.06, 320.78)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.1105, 320.07)

HWB

hwb(288.9, 49%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89be7d

Analogous

#927dbe

#b27dbe

#be7daa

Triadic

#b27dbe

#beb27d

#7dbeb2

Split-complementary

#b27dbe

#aabe7d

#7dbe92

Tetradic

#b27dbe

#be7d89

#89be7d

#7dbeb2

Square

#b27dbe

#be927d

#89be7d

#7daabe

Shades

Color #b27dbe mixed toward black.

#9d5aad

#7f468c

#5f3569

#402346

#201223

Tints

Color #b27dbe mixed toward white.

#bf93c9

#cca8d4

#d9bedf

#e5d4e9

#f2e9f4

Tones

Color #b27dbe mixed toward gray.

#af83b9

#ab88b3

#a88dae

#a493a8

#a198a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9db1 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#a1a4ae · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#b0a6a3 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b27dbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b27dbe]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b27dbe (#b27dbe) is rgb(178, 125, 190) in RGB.

No, #b27dbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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