#b291ce

Color #b291ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.82 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b291ce

RGB

rgb(178, 145, 206)

HSL

hsl(272.5, 38.4%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.5, 29.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 29.6%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(65.1, 23.95, -26.73)

LCH

lch(65.1, 35.89, 311.86)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.094, 308.78)

HWB

hwb(272.5, 56.9%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adce91

Analogous

#9391ce

#b291ce

#ce91cb

Triadic

#b291ce

#ceb291

#91ceb2

Split-complementary

#b291ce

#cbce91

#91ce93

Tetradic

#b291ce

#ce91ad

#adce91

#91ceb2

Square

#b291ce

#ce9391

#adce91

#91cbce

Shades

Color #b291ce mixed toward black.

#9668bc

#7948a2

#5b3679

#3c2451

#1e1228

Tints

Color #b291ce mixed toward white.

#bfa3d6

#ccb6de

#d8c8e6

#e5daef

#f2edf7

Tones

Color #b291ce mixed toward gray.

#b296c9

#b19bc4

#b1a0bf

#b0a5ba

#b0aab5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a4c1 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a9be · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#b1b7b4 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 21.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b291ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b291ce]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b291ce (#b291ce) is rgb(178, 145, 206) in RGB.

No, #b291ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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