#b38eff

Color #b38eff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.74 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b38eff

RGB

rgb(179, 142, 255)

HSL

hsl(259.6, 100%, 77.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.6, 44.3%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(66.63, 37.26, -51.37)

LCH

lch(66.63, 63.46, 305.95)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.1623, 297.29)

HWB

hwb(259.6, 55.7%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#daff8e

Analogous

#8ea1ff

#b38eff

#eb8eff

Triadic

#b38eff

#ffb38e

#8effb3

Split-complementary

#b38eff

#ffeb8e

#a1ff8e

Tetradic

#b38eff

#ff8eda

#daff8e

#8effb3

Square

#b38eff

#ff8ea1

#daff8e

#8effeb

Shades

Color #b38eff mixed toward black.

#864cff

#5a0aff

#4100c6

#2b0084

#160042

Tints

Color #b38eff mixed toward white.

#bfa1ff

#ccb4ff

#d9c6ff

#e6d9ff

#f2ecff

Tones

Color #b38eff mixed toward gray.

#b697f6

#b9a1ec

#bdaae3

#c0b4d9

#c3bdd0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4ea · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a9e5 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#b1d8d3 · ΔE 31.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 26.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b38eff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38eff]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b38eff (#b38eff) is rgb(179, 142, 255) in RGB.

No, #b38eff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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