#b29fff

Color #b29fff

A vivid, highly saturated very light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.75 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b29fff

RGB

rgb(178, 159, 255)

HSL

hsl(251.9, 100%, 81.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.9, 37.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(30.2%, 37.6%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(70.51, 27.49, -45.26)

LCH

lch(70.51, 52.95, 301.27)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.1363, 291.88)

HWB

hwb(251.9, 62.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecff9f

Analogous

#9fbcff

#b29fff

#e29fff

Triadic

#b29fff

#ffb29f

#9fffb2

Split-complementary

#b29fff

#ffe29f

#bcff9f

Tetradic

#b29fff

#ff9fec

#ecff9f

#9fffb2

Square

#b29fff

#ff9fbc

#ecff9f

#9fffe2

Shades

Color #b29fff mixed toward black.

#7b5aff

#4315ff

#2900cf

#1b008a

#0e0045

Tints

Color #b29fff mixed toward white.

#bfafff

#ccbfff

#d9cfff

#e5dfff

#f2efff

Tones

Color #b29fff mixed toward gray.

#b7a7f7

#bcafef

#c1b7e7

#c5bfdf

#cac7d7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaec · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#abade8 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b1dcd8 · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29fff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29fff]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#b29fff (#b29fff) is rgb(178, 159, 255) in RGB.

No, #b29fff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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