#b39ebf

Color #b39ebf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b39ebf

RGB

rgb(179, 158, 191)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 20.5%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 17.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(67.87, 13.86, -14.15)

LCH

lch(67.87, 19.81, 314.41)

OKLCH

oklch(72.8%, 0.0523, 313.3)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 62%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aabf9e

Analogous

#a29ebf

#b39ebf

#bf9eba

Triadic

#b39ebf

#bfb39e

#9ebfb3

Split-complementary

#b39ebf

#babf9e

#9ebfa2

Tetradic

#b39ebf

#bf9eaa

#aabf9e

#9ebfb3

Square

#b39ebf

#bfa29e

#aabf9e

#9ebabf

Shades

Color #b39ebf mixed toward black.

#977ba8

#7b5c8c

#5c4569

#3d2e46

#1f1723

Tints

Color #b39ebf mixed toward white.

#c0aeca

#ccbed4

#d9cedf

#e6dfea

#f2eff4

Tones

Color #b39ebf mixed toward gray.

#b2a1bc

#b1a3b9

#b1a6b7

#b0a9b4

#afacb1

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

#aaaab8 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#acadb6 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#b2b2b0 · ΔE 17.9

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b39ebf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b39ebf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b39ebf (#b39ebf) is rgb(179, 158, 191) in RGB.

No, #b39ebf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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