#b48cdc

Color #b48cdc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.94 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b48cdc

RGB

rgb(180, 140, 220)

HSL

hsl(270, 53.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 36.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.2%, 36.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(64.67, 30.45, -35.18)

LCH

lch(64.67, 46.53, 310.88)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.121, 306.5)

HWB

hwb(270, 54.9%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4dc8c

Analogous

#8c8cdc

#b48cdc

#dc8cdc

Triadic

#b48cdc

#dcb48c

#8cdcb4

Split-complementary

#b48cdc

#dcdc8c

#8cdc8c

Tetradic

#b48cdc

#dc8cb4

#b4dc8c

#8cdcb4

Square

#b48cdc

#dc8c8c

#b4dc8c

#8cdcdc

Shades

Color #b48cdc mixed toward black.

#965ece

#7838b8

#5a2a8a

#3c1c5c

#1e0e2e

Tints

Color #b48cdc mixed toward white.

#c19fe2

#cdb2e8

#dac6ed

#e6d9f3

#f3ecf9

Tones

Color #b48cdc mixed toward gray.

#b493d5

#b499cf

#b4a0c8

#b4a7c1

#b4adbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4cc · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a9c8 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#b2bfbc · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b48cdc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48cdc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b48cdc (#b48cdc) is rgb(180, 140, 220) in RGB.

No, #b48cdc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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