#b39dc7

Color #b39dc7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.62 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b39dc7

RGB

rgb(179, 157, 199)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 27.3%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 21.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 21.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(67.89, 16.06, -18.57)

LCH

lch(67.89, 24.55, 310.85)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0644, 308.51)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 61.6%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1c79d

Analogous

#9e9dc7

#b39dc7

#c79dc6

Triadic

#b39dc7

#c7b39d

#9dc7b3

Split-complementary

#b39dc7

#c6c79d

#9dc79e

Tetradic

#b39dc7

#c79db1

#b1c79d

#9dc7b3

Square

#b39dc7

#c79e9d

#b1c79d

#9dc6c7

Shades

Color #b39dc7 mixed toward black.

#9677b1

#785697

#5a4171

#3c2b4c

#1e1626

Tints

Color #b39dc7 mixed toward white.

#c0add0

#ccbeda

#d9cee3

#e6deec

#f2eff6

Tones

Color #b39dc7 mixed toward gray.

#b3a0c4

#b3a4c0

#b2a7bd

#b2abb9

#b2aeb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.56:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaabe · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#abadbc · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#b2b6b5 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b39dc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b39dc7]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b39dc7 (#b39dc7) is rgb(179, 157, 199) in RGB.

No, #b39dc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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