#b396da

Color #b396da

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.73 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b396da

RGB

rgb(179, 150, 218)

HSL

hsl(265.6, 47.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.6, 31.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.9%, 31.2%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(66.87, 24.1, -30.66)

LCH

lch(66.87, 39, 308.17)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.1012, 303.52)

HWB

hwb(265.6, 58.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdda96

Analogous

#969bda

#b396da

#d596da

Triadic

#b396da

#dab396

#96dab3

Split-complementary

#b396da

#dad596

#9bda96

Tetradic

#b396da

#da96bd

#bdda96

#96dab3

Square

#b396da

#da969b

#bdda96

#96dad5

Shades

Color #b396da mixed toward black.

#9269ca

#7240b6

#563088

#39205b

#1d102d

Tints

Color #b396da mixed toward white.

#c0a8e0

#ccb9e6

#d9cbed

#e6dcf3

#f2eef9

Tones

Color #b396da mixed toward gray.

#b49cd4

#b5a1cf

#b6a7c9

#b6adc3

#b7b2be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7cc · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#a9abc9 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b2c0be · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b396da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b396da]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b396da (#b396da) is rgb(179, 150, 218) in RGB.

No, #b396da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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