#b48ace

Color #b48ace

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.66 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b48ace

RGB

rgb(180, 138, 206)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 41%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 33%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 33%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(63.62, 28.51, -29)

LCH

lch(63.62, 40.67, 314.51)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.1071, 311.97)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 54.1%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4ce8a

Analogous

#928ace

#b48ace

#ce8ac6

Triadic

#b48ace

#ceb48a

#8aceb4

Split-complementary

#b48ace

#c6ce8a

#8ace92

Tetradic

#b48ace

#ce8aa4

#a4ce8a

#8aceb4

Square

#b48ace

#ce928a

#a4ce8a

#8ac6ce

Shades

Color #b48ace mixed toward black.

#9a62bd

#7e44a2

#5e3379

#3f2251

#1f1128

Tints

Color #b48ace mixed toward white.

#c19ed6

#cdb1de

#dac5e7

#e6d8ef

#f3ecf7

Tones

Color #b48ace mixed toward gray.

#b390c8

#b195c3

#b09bbd

#afa1b7

#ada6b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3c0 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a9bd · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#b2b5b2 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b48ace;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48ace]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b48ace (#b48ace) is rgb(180, 138, 206) in RGB.

No, #b48ace is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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