#b35bd1

Color #b35bd1

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 5.14 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b35bd1

RGB

rgb(179, 91, 209)

HSL

hsl(284.7, 56.2%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.7, 56.5%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 56.5%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(53.68, 54.05, -46.27)

LCH

lch(53.68, 71.15, 319.43)

OKLCH

oklch(62.4%, 0.1885, 316.76)

HWB

hwb(284.7, 35.7%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79d15b

Analogous

#785bd1

#b35bd1

#d15bb4

Triadic

#b35bd1

#d1b35b

#5bd1b3

Split-complementary

#b35bd1

#b4d15b

#5bd178

Tetradic

#b35bd1

#d15b79

#79d15b

#5bd1b3

Square

#b35bd1

#d1785b

#79d15b

#5bb4d1

Shades

Color #b35bd1 mixed toward black.

#9f37c3

#7f2c9c

#602175

#40164e

#200b27

Tints

Color #b35bd1 mixed toward white.

#c076d9

#cc92e0

#d9ade8

#e6c8f0

#f2e4f7

Tones

Color #b35bd1 mixed toward gray.

#ae65c7

#a96fbd

#a478b3

#a082aa

#9b8ca0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9594bd · ΔE 19.6

Deuteranopia

#9a9fb8 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#b0aba7 · ΔE 32.8

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 27.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b35bd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b35bd1]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b35bd1 (#b35bd1) is rgb(179, 91, 209) in RGB.

No, #b35bd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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