#b479cd

Color #b479cd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.3 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b479cd

RGB

rgb(180, 121, 205)

HSL

hsl(282.1, 45.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.1, 41%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.2%, 41%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(59.7, 37.74, -34.52)

LCH

lch(59.7, 51.15, 317.55)

OKLCH

oklch(66.8%, 0.1356, 315.33)

HWB

hwb(282.1, 47.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92cd79

Analogous

#8a79cd

#b479cd

#cd79bc

Triadic

#b479cd

#cdb479

#79cdb4

Split-complementary

#b479cd

#bccd79

#79cd8a

Tetradic

#b479cd

#cd7992

#92cd79

#79cdb4

Square

#b479cd

#cd8a79

#92cd79

#79bccd

Shades

Color #b479cd mixed toward black.

#9e51be

#813b9e

#602c77

#401d4f

#200f28

Tints

Color #b479cd mixed toward white.

#c08fd5

#cda6de

#d9bce6

#e6d2ee

#f2e9f7

Tones

Color #b479cd mixed toward gray.

#b180c6

#ae87bf

#ab8eb8

#a995b1

#a69caa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9dbd · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a5b9 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#b2afac · ΔE 27.8

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 24.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b479cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b479cd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b479cd (#b479cd) is rgb(180, 121, 205) in RGB.

No, #b479cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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