#b488ef

Color #b488ef

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b488ef

RGB

rgb(180, 136, 239)

HSL

hsl(265.6, 76.3%, 73.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.6, 43.1%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.7%, 43.1%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(64.6, 37.03, -45.8)

LCH

lch(64.6, 58.9, 308.96)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.1515, 302.41)

HWB

hwb(265.6, 53.3%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3ef88

Analogous

#888fef

#b488ef

#e788ef

Triadic

#b488ef

#efb488

#88efb4

Split-complementary

#b488ef

#efe788

#8fef88

Tetradic

#b488ef

#ef88c3

#c3ef88

#88efb4

Square

#b488ef

#ef888f

#c3ef88

#88efe7

Shades

Color #b488ef mixed toward black.

#9151e8

#6f1edc

#5316a5

#370f6e

#1c0737

Tints

Color #b488ef mixed toward white.

#c09cf2

#cdb0f4

#d9c3f7

#e6d7fa

#f2ebfc

Tones

Color #b488ef mixed toward gray.

#b590e6

#b699de

#b8a2d5

#b9aacd

#bab3c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a2dc · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#a5a8d7 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#b2cbc7 · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b488ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b488ef]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b488ef (#b488ef) is rgb(180, 136, 239) in RGB.

No, #b488ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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