#b295c9

Color #b295c9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.08 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b295c9

RGB

rgb(178, 149, 201)

HSL

hsl(273.5, 32.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.5, 25.9%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 25.9%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(65.89, 20.63, -22.74)

LCH

lch(65.89, 30.7, 312.21)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0806, 309.71)

HWB

hwb(273.5, 58.4%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acc995

Analogous

#9895c9

#b295c9

#c995c6

Triadic

#b295c9

#c9b295

#95c9b2

Split-complementary

#b295c9

#c6c995

#95c998

Tetradic

#b295c9

#c995ac

#acc995

#95c9b2

Square

#b295c9

#c99895

#acc995

#95c6c9

Shades

Color #b295c9 mixed toward black.

#966eb5

#794f9b

#5b3b74

#3d274d

#1e1427

Tints

Color #b295c9 mixed toward white.

#bfa7d2

#ccb8db

#d8cae4

#e5dced

#f2edf6

Tones

Color #b295c9 mixed toward gray.

#b199c5

#b19ec0

#b0a2bc

#b0a6b8

#afabb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6be · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a8aabb · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#b1b5b3 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b295c9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b295c9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b295c9 (#b295c9) is rgb(178, 149, 201) in RGB.

No, #b295c9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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