#b396ea

Color #b396ea

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.11 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b396ea

RGB

rgb(179, 150, 234)

HSL

hsl(260.7, 66.7%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.7, 35.9%, 91.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.5%, 35.9%, 0%, 8.2%)

LAB

lab(67.53, 27.76, -38.46)

LCH

lch(67.53, 47.43, 305.82)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.1224, 299.25)

HWB

hwb(260.7, 58.8%, 8.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdea96

Analogous

#96a3ea

#b396ea

#dd96ea

Triadic

#b396ea

#eab396

#96eab3

Split-complementary

#b396ea

#eadd96

#a3ea96

Tetradic

#b396ea

#ea96cd

#cdea96

#96eab3

Square

#b396ea

#ea96a3

#cdea96

#96eadd

Shades

Color #b396ea mixed toward black.

#8c61df

#662bd5

#4c20a0

#33156b

#190b35

Tints

Color #b396ea mixed toward white.

#c0a8ee

#ccb9f1

#d9cbf5

#e6dcf8

#f2eefc

Tones

Color #b396ea mixed toward gray.

#b59de3

#b7a4dc

#baabd5

#bcb2ce

#beb9c7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7d9 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#a9abd5 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#b2cbc8 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 23.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b396ea;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b396ea]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b396ea (#b396ea) is rgb(179, 150, 234) in RGB.

No, #b396ea is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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