#b398dc

Color #b398dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.06 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b398dc

RGB

rgb(179, 152, 220)

HSL

hsl(263.8, 49.3%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.8, 30.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.6%, 30.9%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(67.43, 23.42, -30.9)

LCH

lch(67.43, 38.77, 307.16)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.1006, 302.2)

HWB

hwb(263.8, 59.6%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1dc98

Analogous

#989fdc

#b398dc

#d598dc

Triadic

#b398dc

#dcb398

#98dcb3

Split-complementary

#b398dc

#dcd598

#9fdc98

Tetradic

#b398dc

#dc98c1

#c1dc98

#98dcb3

Square

#b398dc

#dc989f

#c1dc98

#98dcd5

Shades

Color #b398dc mixed toward black.

#916acc

#6f3fb9

#532f8b

#381f5d

#1c102e

Tints

Color #b398dc mixed toward white.

#c0a9e2

#ccbae8

#d9cbed

#e6ddf3

#f2eef9

Tones

Color #b398dc mixed toward gray.

#b49ed6

#b5a3d1

#b6a9cb

#b8afc5

#b9b4c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ce · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#aaabcb · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b2c2c0 · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b398dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b398dc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b398dc (#b398dc) is rgb(179, 152, 220) in RGB.

No, #b398dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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