#b48dd1

Color #b48dd1

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.65 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b48dd1

RGB

rgb(180, 141, 209)

HSL

hsl(274.4, 42.5%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.4, 32.5%, 82%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.9%, 32.5%, 0%, 18%)

LAB

lab(64.45, 27.47, -29.39)

LCH

lch(64.45, 40.23, 313.07)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.1055, 310.04)

HWB

hwb(274.4, 55.3%, 18%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aad18d

Analogous

#928dd1

#b48dd1

#d18dcc

Triadic

#b48dd1

#d1b48d

#8dd1b4

Split-complementary

#b48dd1

#ccd18d

#8dd192

Tetradic

#b48dd1

#d18daa

#aad18d

#8dd1b4

Square

#b48dd1

#d1928d

#aad18d

#8dccd1

Shades

Color #b48dd1 mixed toward black.

#9963c0

#7c43a6

#5d327d

#3e2253

#1f112a

Tints

Color #b48dd1 mixed toward white.

#c0a0d9

#cdb3e0

#d9c6e8

#e6d9f0

#f2ecf7

Tones

Color #b48dd1 mixed toward gray.

#b393cb

#b298c6

#b19ec0

#b1a4ba

#b0a9b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a4c3 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#a7aac0 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#b2b8b5 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b48dd1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48dd1]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b48dd1 (#b48dd1) is rgb(180, 141, 209) in RGB.

No, #b48dd1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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