#b38fd0

Color #b38fd0

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.6 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b38fd0

RGB

rgb(179, 143, 208)

HSL

hsl(273.2, 40.9%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.2, 31.3%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 31.3%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(64.79, 25.82, -28.32)

LCH

lch(64.79, 38.32, 312.36)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.1003, 309.26)

HWB

hwb(273.2, 56.1%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acd08f

Analogous

#928fd0

#b38fd0

#d08fcd

Triadic

#b38fd0

#d0b38f

#8fd0b3

Split-complementary

#b38fd0

#cdd08f

#8fd092

Tetradic

#b38fd0

#d08fac

#acd08f

#8fd0b3

Square

#b38fd0

#d0928f

#acd08f

#8fcdd0

Shades

Color #b38fd0 mixed toward black.

#9766bf

#7a45a5

#5c347c

#3d2352

#1f1129

Tints

Color #b38fd0 mixed toward white.

#c0a2d8

#ccb4e0

#d9c7e7

#e6daef

#f2ecf7

Tones

Color #b38fd0 mixed toward gray.

#b294cb

#b29ac5

#b19fc0

#b1a5ba

#b0aab5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a4c3 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a9bf · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#b1b8b5 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38fd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38fd0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b38fd0 (#b38fd0) is rgb(179, 143, 208) in RGB.

No, #b38fd0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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