#b288bd

Color #b288bd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.16 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b288bd

RGB

rgb(178, 136, 189)

HSL

hsl(287.5, 28.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.5, 28%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 28%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(62.29, 25.45, -21.49)

LCH

lch(62.29, 33.31, 319.82)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0893, 319.18)

HWB

hwb(287.5, 53.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93bd88

Analogous

#9788bd

#b288bd

#bd88ad

Triadic

#b288bd

#bdb288

#88bdb2

Split-complementary

#b288bd

#adbd88

#88bd97

Tetradic

#b288bd

#bd8893

#93bd88

#88bdb2

Square

#b288bd

#bd9788

#93bd88

#88adbd

Shades

Color #b288bd mixed toward black.

#9b65aa

#7e4d8b

#5f3a68

#3f2746

#201323

Tints

Color #b288bd mixed toward white.

#bf9cc8

#ccb0d3

#d8c3de

#e5d7e9

#f2ebf4

Tones

Color #b288bd mixed toward gray.

#af8cb8

#ad91b4

#aa95b0

#a89aab

#a59ea7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a1b2 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a7af · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#b0a9a7 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b288bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b288bd]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b288bd (#b288bd) is rgb(178, 136, 189) in RGB.

No, #b288bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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