#b48be3

Color #b48be3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 15.4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b48be3

RGB

rgb(180, 139, 227)

HSL

hsl(268, 61.1%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268, 38.8%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.7%, 38.8%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(64.74, 32.59, -38.95)

LCH

lch(64.74, 50.79, 309.92)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.1315, 304.72)

HWB

hwb(268, 54.5%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bae38b

Analogous

#8b8ee3

#b48be3

#e08be3

Triadic

#b48be3

#e3b48b

#8be3b4

Split-complementary

#b48be3

#e3e08b

#8ee38b

Tetradic

#b48be3

#e38bba

#bae38b

#8be3b4

Square

#b48be3

#e38b8e

#bae38b

#8be3e0

Shades

Color #b48be3 mixed toward black.

#945ad7

#752fc5

#582493

#3b1862

#1d0c31

Tints

Color #b48be3 mixed toward white.

#c19ee8

#cdb2ec

#dac5f1

#e6d8f6

#f3ecfa

Tones

Color #b48be3 mixed toward gray.

#b592dc

#b59ad4

#b6a1cd

#b6a8c6

#b7b0be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4d2 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#a6a9ce · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#b2c3c0 · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b48be3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48be3]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b48be3 (#b48be3) is rgb(180, 139, 227) in RGB.

No, #b48be3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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