#b299df

Color #b299df

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.88 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b299df

RGB

rgb(178, 153, 223)

HSL

hsl(261.4, 52.2%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.4, 31.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 31.4%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(67.71, 23.24, -32.14)

LCH

lch(67.71, 39.66, 305.87)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.1027, 300.28)

HWB

hwb(261.4, 60%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c6df99

Analogous

#99a3df

#b299df

#d599df

Triadic

#b299df

#dfb299

#99dfb2

Split-complementary

#b299df

#dfd599

#a3df99

Tetradic

#b299df

#df99c6

#c6df99

#99dfb2

Square

#b299df

#df99a3

#c6df99

#99dfd5

Shades

Color #b299df mixed toward black.

#8e69d0

#6b3cbf

#502d8f

#351e5f

#1b0f30

Tints

Color #b299df mixed toward white.

#bfaae4

#ccbbea

#d8ccef

#e5ddf4

#f2eefa

Tones

Color #b299df mixed toward gray.

#b49fd9

#b5a5d3

#b7aacd

#b9b0c8

#bab6c2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d1 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#a9abcd · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#b1c5c2 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b299df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b299df]

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

#b299df (#b299df) is rgb(178, 153, 223) in RGB.

No, #b299df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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