#b38ef3

Color #b38ef3

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 12.17 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b38ef3

RGB

rgb(179, 142, 243)

HSL

hsl(262, 80.8%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262, 41.6%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.3%, 41.6%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(66.06, 34.36, -45.71)

LCH

lch(66.06, 57.18, 306.93)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.1469, 299.62)

HWB

hwb(262, 55.7%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cef38e

Analogous

#8e9cf3

#b38ef3

#e68ef3

Triadic

#b38ef3

#f3b38e

#8ef3b3

Split-complementary

#b38ef3

#f3e68e

#9cf38e

Tetradic

#b38ef3

#f38ece

#cef38e

#8ef3b3

Square

#b38ef3

#f38e9c

#cef38e

#8ef3e6

Shades

Color #b38ef3 mixed toward black.

#8c54ed

#651ae7

#4c12ae

#320c74

#19063a

Tints

Color #b38ef3 mixed toward white.

#c0a1f5

#ccb4f7

#d9c7f9

#e6d9fb

#f2ecfd

Tones

Color #b38ef3 mixed toward gray.

#b596eb

#b89fe2

#baa7da

#bcb0d1

#beb8c9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4e0 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a9db · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#b1cfcb · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38ef3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38ef3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b38ef3 (#b38ef3) is rgb(179, 142, 243) in RGB.

No, #b38ef3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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