#b280bb

Color #b280bb

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.45 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#b280bb

RGB

rgb(178, 128, 187)

HSL

hsl(290.8, 30.3%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.8, 31.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 31.6%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.33, 29.53, -23.37)

LCH

lch(60.33, 37.66, 321.64)

OKLCH

oklch(67%, 0.1017, 321.27)

HWB

hwb(290.8, 50.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89bb80

Analogous

#9580bb

#b280bb

#bb80a7

Triadic

#b280bb

#bbb280

#80bbb2

Split-complementary

#b280bb

#a7bb80

#80bb95

Tetradic

#b280bb

#bb8089

#89bb80

#80bbb2

Square

#b280bb

#bb9580

#89bb80

#80a7bb

Shades

Color #b280bb mixed toward black.

#9d5ea9

#7f4989

#5f3767

#402544

#201222

Tints

Color #b280bb mixed toward white.

#bf95c6

#ccaad2

#d9c0dd

#e5d5e8

#f2eaf4

Tones

Color #b280bb mixed toward gray.

#af85b6

#ab8ab1

#a88fac

#a494a7

#a199a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.7:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9eaf · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#a2a5ac · ΔE 20.6

Tritanopia

#b0a5a2 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 22.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b280bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b280bb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b280bb (#b280bb) is rgb(178, 128, 187) in RGB.

No, #b280bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #b280bb, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast