#b28aff

Color #b28aff

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.31 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b28aff

RGB

rgb(178, 138, 255)

HSL

hsl(260.5, 100%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.5, 45.9%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 45.9%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(65.64, 39.22, -52.94)

LCH

lch(65.64, 65.89, 306.53)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.1682, 297.81)

HWB

hwb(260.5, 54.1%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7ff8a

Analogous

#8a9dff

#b28aff

#ed8aff

Triadic

#b28aff

#ffb28a

#8affb2

Split-complementary

#b28aff

#ffed8a

#9dff8a

Tetradic

#b28aff

#ff8ad7

#d7ff8a

#8affb2

Square

#b28aff

#ff8a9d

#d7ff8a

#8affed

Shades

Color #b28aff mixed toward black.

#8749ff

#5c07ff

#4300c5

#2d0083

#160042

Tints

Color #b28aff mixed toward white.

#bf9eff

#ccb1ff

#d9c5ff

#e5d8ff

#f2ecff

Tones

Color #b28aff mixed toward gray.

#b594f5

#b89eec

#bba7e2

#beb1d8

#c2bbce

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2ea · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a7e4 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b0d7d2 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b28aff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28aff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b28aff (#b28aff) is rgb(178, 138, 255) in RGB.

No, #b28aff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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