#b39cc1

Color #b39cc1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#b39cc1

RGB

rgb(179, 156, 193)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 23%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 19.2%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 19.2%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(67.44, 15.38, -15.92)

LCH

lch(67.44, 22.14, 314.01)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0585, 312.64)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 61.2%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aac19c

Analogous

#a09cc1

#b39cc1

#c19cbc

Triadic

#b39cc1

#c1b39c

#9cc1b3

Split-complementary

#b39cc1

#bcc19c

#9cc1a0

Tetradic

#b39cc1

#c19caa

#aac19c

#9cc1b3

Square

#b39cc1

#c1a09c

#aac19c

#9cbcc1

Shades

Color #b39cc1 mixed toward black.

#9778ab

#7b5a8f

#5c436b

#3d2d48

#1f1624

Tints

Color #b39cc1 mixed toward white.

#c0accb

#ccbdd6

#d9cde0

#e6deea

#f2eef5

Tones

Color #b39cc1 mixed toward gray.

#b29fbe

#b1a2bb

#b1a5b8

#b0a8b5

#afabb2

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

#aaa9b9 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#abadb7 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#b2b2b1 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 17.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b39cc1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b39cc1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b39cc1 (#b39cc1) is rgb(179, 156, 193) in RGB.

No, #b39cc1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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