#b29cc2

Color #b29cc2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b29cc2

RGB

rgb(178, 156, 194)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 23.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 19.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 19.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(67.38, 15.25, -16.57)

LCH

lch(67.38, 22.52, 312.62)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0593, 310.89)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 61.2%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acc29c

Analogous

#9f9cc2

#b29cc2

#c29cbf

Triadic

#b29cc2

#c2b29c

#9cc2b2

Split-complementary

#b29cc2

#bfc29c

#9cc29f

Tetradic

#b29cc2

#c29cac

#acc29c

#9cc2b2

Square

#b29cc2

#c29f9c

#acc29c

#9cbfc2

Shades

Color #b29cc2 mixed toward black.

#9678ac

#795990

#5b436c

#3c2c48

#1e1624

Tints

Color #b29cc2 mixed toward white.

#bfaccc

#ccbdd6

#d8cde0

#e5deeb

#f2eef5

Tones

Color #b29cc2 mixed toward gray.

#b19fbf

#b1a2bc

#b0a5b8

#b0a9b5

#afacb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ba · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#aaacb8 · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#b1b3b1 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29cc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29cc2]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b29cc2 (#b29cc2) is rgb(178, 156, 194) in RGB.

No, #b29cc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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