#b39ecb

Color #b39ecb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.41 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#b39ecb

RGB

rgb(179, 158, 203)

HSL

hsl(268, 30.2%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268, 22.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 22.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(68.28, 16.34, -20.2)

LCH

lch(68.28, 25.98, 308.97)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0679, 306.01)

HWB

hwb(268, 62%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6cb9e

Analogous

#9ea0cb

#b39ecb

#ca9ecb

Triadic

#b39ecb

#cbb39e

#9ecbb3

Split-complementary

#b39ecb

#cbca9e

#a0cb9e

Tetradic

#b39ecb

#cb9eb6

#b6cb9e

#9ecbb3

Square

#b39ecb

#cb9ea0

#b6cb9e

#9ecbca

Shades

Color #b39ecb mixed toward black.

#9477b6

#76549d

#583f76

#3b2a4e

#1d1527

Tints

Color #b39ecb mixed toward white.

#c0aed4

#ccbedc

#d9cfe5

#e6dfee

#f2eff6

Tones

Color #b39ecb mixed toward gray.

#b3a2c7

#b4a6c4

#b4a9c0

#b4adbc

#b4b1b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaac1 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#acadbf · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#b2b9b7 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b39ecb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b39ecb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b39ecb (#b39ecb) is rgb(179, 158, 203) in RGB.

No, #b39ecb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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