#b280da

Color #b280da

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.1 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b280da

RGB

rgb(178, 128, 218)

HSL

hsl(273.3, 54.9%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.3, 41.3%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 41.3%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(61.62, 36.1, -38.83)

LCH

lch(61.62, 53.02, 312.91)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.1382, 308.71)

HWB

hwb(273.3, 50.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8da80

Analogous

#8580da

#b280da

#da80d5

Triadic

#b280da

#dab280

#80dab2

Split-complementary

#b280da

#d5da80

#80da85

Tetradic

#b280da

#da80a8

#a8da80

#80dab2

Square

#b280da

#da8580

#a8da80

#80d5da

Shades

Color #b280da mixed toward black.

#9753cd

#7a34b3

#5c2786

#3d1a59

#1f0d2d

Tints

Color #b280da mixed toward white.

#bf95e0

#ccaae6

#d8bfec

#e5d5f3

#f2eaf9

Tones

Color #b280da mixed toward gray.

#b187d2

#b08fcb

#af96c3

#af9ebc

#aea5b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9ec9 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#a2a5c5 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#b0bab6 · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b280da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b280da]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b280da (#b280da) is rgb(178, 128, 218) in RGB.

No, #b280da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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