#b29cc4

Color #b29cc4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b29cc4

RGB

rgb(178, 156, 196)

HSL

hsl(273, 25.3%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273, 20.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 20.4%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(67.45, 15.66, -17.58)

LCH

lch(67.45, 23.54, 311.69)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0619, 309.69)

HWB

hwb(273, 61.2%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec49c

Analogous

#9e9cc4

#b29cc4

#c49cc2

Triadic

#b29cc4

#c4b29c

#9cc4b2

Split-complementary

#b29cc4

#c2c49c

#9cc49e

Tetradic

#b29cc4

#c49cae

#aec49c

#9cc4b2

Square

#b29cc4

#c49e9c

#aec49c

#9cc2c4

Shades

Color #b29cc4 mixed toward black.

#9577ae

#785893

#5a426e

#3c2c49

#1e1625

Tints

Color #b29cc4 mixed toward white.

#bfacce

#ccbdd8

#d8cde1

#e5deeb

#f2eef5

Tones

Color #b29cc4 mixed toward gray.

#b29fc1

#b1a3bd

#b1a6ba

#b1a9b7

#b0adb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9bb · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#aaacb9 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#b1b4b2 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 17.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29cc4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29cc4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b29cc4 (#b29cc4) is rgb(178, 156, 196) in RGB.

No, #b29cc4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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