#b294c8

Color #b294c8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.93 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b294c8

RGB

rgb(178, 148, 200)

HSL

hsl(274.6, 32.1%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.6, 26%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 26%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(65.6, 20.98, -22.61)

LCH

lch(65.6, 30.84, 312.86)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0811, 310.55)

HWB

hwb(274.6, 58%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aac894

Analogous

#9894c8

#b294c8

#c894c4

Triadic

#b294c8

#c8b294

#94c8b2

Split-complementary

#b294c8

#c4c894

#94c898

Tetradic

#b294c8

#c894aa

#aac894

#94c8b2

Square

#b294c8

#c89894

#aac894

#94c4c8

Shades

Color #b294c8 mixed toward black.

#966eb4

#7a4f99

#5b3b73

#3d274d

#1e1426

Tints

Color #b294c8 mixed toward white.

#bfa6d1

#ccb8da

#d8c9e3

#e5dbed

#f2edf6

Tones

Color #b294c8 mixed toward gray.

#b198c4

#b19dbf

#b0a1bb

#afa5b7

#afaab2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6bd · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#a8aaba · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#b1b4b2 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b294c8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b294c8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b294c8 (#b294c8) is rgb(178, 148, 200) in RGB.

No, #b294c8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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