#b38dca

Color #b38dca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.25 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b38dca

RGB

rgb(179, 141, 202)

HSL

hsl(277.4, 36.5%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.4, 30.2%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.4%, 30.2%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(64.08, 25.66, -26.06)

LCH

lch(64.08, 36.57, 314.56)

OKLCH

oklch(70%, 0.0964, 312.31)

HWB

hwb(277.4, 55.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4ca8d

Analogous

#958dca

#b38dca

#ca8dc3

Triadic

#b38dca

#cab38d

#8dcab3

Split-complementary

#b38dca

#c3ca8d

#8dca95

Tetradic

#b38dca

#ca8da4

#a4ca8d

#8dcab3

Square

#b38dca

#ca958d

#a4ca8d

#8dc3ca

Shades

Color #b38dca mixed toward black.

#9966b8

#7d499c

#5e3675

#3e244e

#1f1227

Tints

Color #b38dca mixed toward white.

#c0a0d3

#ccb3dc

#d9c6e5

#e6d9ed

#f2ecf6

Tones

Color #b38dca mixed toward gray.

#b292c5

#b197c0

#af9cbb

#aea1b6

#ada7b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4be · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a9ba · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#b1b3b0 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38dca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38dca]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b38dca (#b38dca) is rgb(179, 141, 202) in RGB.

No, #b38dca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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