#b37dd4

Color #b37dd4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.54 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b37dd4

RGB

rgb(179, 125, 212)

HSL

hsl(277.2, 50.3%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.2, 41%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 41%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(60.79, 36.74, -36.77)

LCH

lch(60.79, 51.98, 314.98)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.1364, 311.73)

HWB

hwb(277.2, 49%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ed47d

Analogous

#887dd4

#b37dd4

#d47dca

Triadic

#b37dd4

#d4b37d

#7dd4b3

Split-complementary

#b37dd4

#cad47d

#7dd488

Tetradic

#b37dd4

#d47d9e

#9ed47d

#7dd4b3

Square

#b37dd4

#d4887d

#9ed47d

#7dcad4

Shades

Color #b37dd4 mixed toward black.

#9a53c6

#7e38a9

#5e2a7f

#3f1c54

#1f0e2a

Tints

Color #b37dd4 mixed toward white.

#c093db

#cca8e2

#d9beea

#e6d4f1

#f2e9f8

Tones

Color #b37dd4 mixed toward gray.

#b184cd

#b08cc6

#ae93be

#ac9ab7

#aaa1b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9ec3 · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#a1a5bf · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#b1b5b2 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b37dd4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b37dd4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b37dd4 (#b37dd4) is rgb(179, 125, 212) in RGB.

No, #b37dd4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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