#b397c0

Color #b397c0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.78 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b397c0

RGB

rgb(179, 151, 192)

HSL

hsl(281, 24.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281, 21.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 21.4%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(66.15, 17.97, -17.3)

LCH

lch(66.15, 24.94, 316.09)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0662, 315)

HWB

hwb(281, 59.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4c097

Analogous

#9f97c0

#b397c0

#c097b9

Triadic

#b397c0

#c0b397

#97c0b3

Split-complementary

#b397c0

#b9c097

#97c09f

Tetradic

#b397c0

#c097a4

#a4c097

#97c0b3

Square

#b397c0

#c09f97

#a4c097

#97b9c0

Shades

Color #b397c0 mixed toward black.

#9973ab

#7d568f

#5e416b

#3e2b47

#1f1624

Tints

Color #b397c0 mixed toward white.

#c0a8cb

#ccbad5

#d9cbe0

#e6dcea

#f2eef5

Tones

Color #b397c0 mixed toward gray.

#b29bbd

#b19eb9

#afa1b6

#aea5b2

#ada8af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a7b7 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#a9abb5 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#b2b0ae · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b397c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b397c0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b397c0 (#b397c0) is rgb(179, 151, 192) in RGB.

No, #b397c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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