#b38ff1

Color #b38ff1

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b38ff1

RGB

rgb(179, 143, 241)

HSL

hsl(262, 77.8%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262, 40.7%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 40.7%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(66.2, 33.33, -44.39)

LCH

lch(66.2, 55.51, 306.9)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.1427, 299.74)

HWB

hwb(262, 56.1%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdf18f

Analogous

#8f9cf1

#b38ff1

#e48ff1

Triadic

#b38ff1

#f1b38f

#8ff1b3

Split-complementary

#b38ff1

#f1e48f

#9cf18f

Tetradic

#b38ff1

#f18fcd

#cdf18f

#8ff1b3

Square

#b38ff1

#f18f9c

#cdf18f

#8ff1e4

Shades

Color #b38ff1 mixed toward black.

#8c56ea

#661de3

#4c15ab

#330e72

#190739

Tints

Color #b38ff1 mixed toward white.

#c0a2f3

#ccb4f6

#d9c7f8

#e6dafa

#f2ecfd

Tones

Color #b38ff1 mixed toward gray.

#b597e9

#b79fe1

#b9a8d9

#bcb0d0

#beb8c8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a4de · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a9da · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#b1ceca · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 25

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b38ff1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38ff1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b38ff1 (#b38ff1) is rgb(179, 143, 241) in RGB.

No, #b38ff1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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