#b29ee4

Color #b29ee4

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.89 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b29ee4

RGB

rgb(178, 158, 228)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 56.5%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 30.7%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.9%, 30.7%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(69.13, 21.58, -32.69)

LCH

lch(69.13, 39.17, 303.43)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.1013, 296.99)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 62%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d0e49e

Analogous

#9eade4

#b29ee4

#d59ee4

Triadic

#b29ee4

#e4b29e

#9ee4b2

Split-complementary

#b29ee4

#e4d59e

#ade49e

Tetradic

#b29ee4

#e49ed0

#d0e49e

#9ee4b2

Square

#b29ee4

#e49ead

#d0e49e

#9ee4d5

Shades

Color #b29ee4 mixed toward black.

#8a6cd6

#6239c8

#492a97

#311c65

#180e32

Tints

Color #b29ee4 mixed toward white.

#bfaee9

#ccbeed

#d8cff2

#e5dff6

#f2effb

Tones

Color #b29ee4 mixed toward gray.

#b4a4de

#b7aad8

#bab0d3

#bcb5cd

#bfbbc7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaad6 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#abacd2 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#b1cac7 · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29ee4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29ee4]

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

#b29ee4 (#b29ee4) is rgb(178, 158, 228) in RGB.

No, #b29ee4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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