#b28abe

Color #b28abe

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.27 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b28abe

RGB

rgb(178, 138, 190)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 28.6%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 27.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 27.4%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(62.81, 24.53, -21.27)

LCH

lch(62.81, 32.47, 319.07)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0869, 318.31)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 54.1%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96be8a

Analogous

#988abe

#b28abe

#be8ab0

Triadic

#b28abe

#beb28a

#8abeb2

Split-complementary

#b28abe

#b0be8a

#8abe98

Tetradic

#b28abe

#be8a96

#96be8a

#8abeb2

Square

#b28abe

#be988a

#96be8a

#8ab0be

Shades

Color #b28abe mixed toward black.

#9b67aa

#7e4e8d

#5f3b69

#3f2746

#201423

Tints

Color #b28abe mixed toward white.

#bf9dc9

#ccb1d4

#d9c4df

#e5d8e9

#f2ebf4

Tones

Color #b28abe mixed toward gray.

#b08eba

#ad93b5

#ab97b1

#a99bad

#a6a0a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2b3 · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a7b0 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#b0aaa8 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 21.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b28abe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28abe]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b28abe (#b28abe) is rgb(178, 138, 190) in RGB.

No, #b28abe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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