#b37bc3

Color #b37bc3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.54 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b37bc3

RGB

rgb(179, 123, 195)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 37.5%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 36.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 36.9%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(59.61, 34.26, -29.01)

LCH

lch(59.61, 44.89, 319.74)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.1202, 318.54)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 48.2%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bc37b

Analogous

#8f7bc3

#b37bc3

#c37baf

Triadic

#b37bc3

#c3b37b

#7bc3b3

Split-complementary

#b37bc3

#afc37b

#7bc38f

Tetradic

#b37bc3

#c37b8b

#8bc37b

#7bc3b3

Square

#b37bc3

#c38f7b

#8bc37b

#7bafc3

Shades

Color #b37bc3 mixed toward black.

#9e57b3

#804292

#60326d

#402149

#201124

Tints

Color #b37bc3 mixed toward white.

#c091cd

#cca7d7

#d9bde1

#e6d3eb

#f2e9f5

Tones

Color #b37bc3 mixed toward gray.

#b081bd

#ac87b7

#a98db1

#a693ab

#a299a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9db5 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a5b1 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#b1a9a6 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b37bc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b37bc3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b37bc3 (#b37bc3) is rgb(179, 123, 195) in RGB.

No, #b37bc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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