#b28be3

Color #b28be3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.22 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b28be3

RGB

rgb(178, 139, 227)

HSL

hsl(266.6, 61.1%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.6, 38.8%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(64.54, 32.01, -39.27)

LCH

lch(64.54, 50.66, 309.18)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.131, 303.64)

HWB

hwb(266.6, 54.5%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bce38b

Analogous

#8b90e3

#b28be3

#de8be3

Triadic

#b28be3

#e3b28b

#8be3b2

Split-complementary

#b28be3

#e3de8b

#90e38b

Tetradic

#b28be3

#e38bbc

#bce38b

#8be3b2

Square

#b28be3

#e38b90

#bce38b

#8be3de

Shades

Color #b28be3 mixed toward black.

#915ad7

#722fc5

#552493

#391862

#1c0c31

Tints

Color #b28be3 mixed toward white.

#bf9ee8

#ccb2ec

#d9c5f1

#e5d8f6

#f2ecfa

Tones

Color #b28be3 mixed toward gray.

#b392dc

#b49ad4

#b5a1cd

#b5a8c6

#b6b0be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a2d2 · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#a5a8ce · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#b0c3c0 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b28be3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28be3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b28be3 (#b28be3) is rgb(178, 139, 227) in RGB.

No, #b28be3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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