#b48ec7

Color #b48ec7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.1 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b48ec7

RGB

rgb(180, 142, 199)

HSL

hsl(280, 33.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 28.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.5%, 28.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(64.3, 24.79, -24.03)

LCH

lch(64.3, 34.53, 315.89)

OKLCH

oklch(70.2%, 0.0914, 314.16)

HWB

hwb(280, 55.7%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1c78e

Analogous

#988ec7

#b48ec7

#c78ebe

Triadic

#b48ec7

#c7b48e

#8ec7b4

Split-complementary

#b48ec7

#bec78e

#8ec798

Tetradic

#b48ec7

#c78ea1

#a1c78e

#8ec7b4

Square

#b48ec7

#c7988e

#a1c78e

#8ebec7

Shades

Color #b48ec7 mixed toward black.

#9b68b4

#7f4b98

#5f3972

#3f264c

#201326

Tints

Color #b48ec7 mixed toward white.

#c1a1d0

#cdb4da

#dac7e3

#e6d9ec

#f3ecf6

Tones

Color #b48ec7 mixed toward gray.

#b293c2

#b198be

#af9cb9

#aea1b4

#aca6af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5bb · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#a7aab8 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#b2b1af · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b48ec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48ec7]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b48ec7 (#b48ec7) is rgb(180, 142, 199) in RGB.

No, #b48ec7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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