#b29ee1

Color #b29ee1

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.49 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b29ee1

RGB

rgb(178, 158, 225)

HSL

hsl(257.9, 52.8%, 75.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.9, 29.8%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.9%, 29.8%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(69.01, 20.89, -31.23)

LCH

lch(69.01, 37.57, 303.78)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0972, 297.7)

HWB

hwb(257.9, 62%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cde19e

Analogous

#9eace1

#b29ee1

#d49ee1

Triadic

#b29ee1

#e1b29e

#9ee1b2

Split-complementary

#b29ee1

#e1d49e

#ace19e

Tetradic

#b29ee1

#e19ecd

#cde19e

#9ee1b2

Square

#b29ee1

#e19eac

#cde19e

#9ee1d4

Shades

Color #b29ee1 mixed toward black.

#8b6dd2

#653cc3

#4b2d92

#321e62

#190f31

Tints

Color #b29ee1 mixed toward white.

#bfaee6

#ccbeeb

#d8cef0

#e5dff5

#f2effa

Tones

Color #b29ee1 mixed toward gray.

#b4a4db

#b6a9d6

#b9afd0

#bbb4cb

#bdbac5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaad3 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#abacd0 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b1c8c5 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29ee1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29ee1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b29ee1 (#b29ee1) is rgb(178, 158, 225) in RGB.

No, #b29ee1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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