#b36dbe

Color #b36dbe

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 16.07 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b36dbe

RGB

rgb(179, 109, 190)

HSL

hsl(291.9, 38.4%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.9, 42.6%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 42.6%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(56.33, 40.91, -31.25)

LCH

lch(56.33, 51.48, 322.62)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.1395, 321.99)

HWB

hwb(291.9, 42.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#78be6d

Analogous

#8a6dbe

#b36dbe

#be6da0

Triadic

#b36dbe

#beb36d

#6dbeb3

Split-complementary

#b36dbe

#a0be6d

#6dbe8a

Tetradic

#b36dbe

#be6d78

#78be6d

#6dbeb3

Square

#b36dbe

#be8a6d

#78be6d

#6da0be

Shades

Color #b36dbe mixed toward black.

#9f4dac

#803d8a

#602e67

#401f45

#200f22

Tints

Color #b36dbe mixed toward white.

#c085c9

#cc9ed4

#d9b6de

#e6cee9

#f2e7f4

Tones

Color #b36dbe mixed toward gray.

#ae74b7

#a97ab0

#a481aa

#9f88a3

#9a8f9c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a99af · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#9da2ab · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#b0a19e · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 24.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b36dbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b36dbe]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b36dbe (#b36dbe) is rgb(179, 109, 190) in RGB.

No, #b36dbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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