#b287d8

Color #b287d8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.84 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b287d8

RGB

rgb(178, 135, 216)

HSL

hsl(271.9, 50.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.9, 37.5%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 37.5%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(63.14, 31.76, -35.35)

LCH

lch(63.14, 47.52, 311.94)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.1239, 307.85)

HWB

hwb(271.9, 52.9%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#add887

Analogous

#8a87d8

#b287d8

#d887d5

Triadic

#b287d8

#d8b287

#87d8b2

Split-complementary

#b287d8

#d5d887

#87d88a

Tetradic

#b287d8

#d887ad

#add887

#87d8b2

Square

#b287d8

#d88a87

#add887

#87d5d8

Shades

Color #b287d8 mixed toward black.

#965bca

#7939b0

#5b2b84

#3c1d58

#1e0e2c

Tints

Color #b287d8 mixed toward white.

#bf9bde

#ccafe5

#d9c3eb

#e5d7f2

#f2ebf8

Tones

Color #b287d8 mixed toward gray.

#b28ed1

#b194ca

#b19bc4

#b0a2bd

#b0a9b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1c8 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#a4a7c4 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#b0bbb7 · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b287d8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b287d8]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b287d8 (#b287d8) is rgb(178, 135, 216) in RGB.

No, #b287d8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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