#b48cc5

Color #b48cc5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.05 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#b48cc5

RGB

rgb(180, 140, 197)

HSL

hsl(282.1, 32.9%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.1, 28.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 28.9%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(63.75, 25.5, -23.76)

LCH

lch(63.75, 34.85, 317.02)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0926, 315.61)

HWB

hwb(282.1, 54.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dc58c

Analogous

#988cc5

#b48cc5

#c58cba

Triadic

#b48cc5

#c5b48c

#8cc5b4

Split-complementary

#b48cc5

#bac58c

#8cc598

Tetradic

#b48cc5

#c58c9d

#9dc58c

#8cc5b4

Square

#b48cc5

#c5988c

#9dc58c

#8cbac5

Shades

Color #b48cc5 mixed toward black.

#9c67b2

#7f4b95

#5f3970

#40264b

#201325

Tints

Color #b48cc5 mixed toward white.

#c19fcf

#cdb2d8

#dac6e2

#e6d9ec

#f3ecf5

Tones

Color #b48cc5 mixed toward gray.

#b291c0

#b096bc

#ae9ab7

#ac9fb2

#aaa4ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b9 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#a6a9b6 · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#b2afad · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b48cc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48cc5]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b48cc5 (#b48cc5) is rgb(180, 140, 197) in RGB.

No, #b48cc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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