#b495c6

Color #b495c6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.03 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#b495c6

RGB

rgb(180, 149, 198)

HSL

hsl(278, 30.1%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278, 24.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 24.7%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(65.96, 20.66, -20.93)

LCH

lch(65.96, 29.41, 314.63)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0777, 312.91)

HWB

hwb(278, 58.4%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7c695

Analogous

#9b95c6

#b495c6

#c695bf

Triadic

#b495c6

#c6b495

#95c6b4

Split-complementary

#b495c6

#bfc695

#95c69b

Tetradic

#b495c6

#c695a7

#a7c695

#95c6b4

Square

#b495c6

#c69b95

#a7c695

#95bfc6

Shades

Color #b495c6 mixed toward black.

#996fb2

#7d5196

#5e3d71

#3e284b

#1f1426

Tints

Color #b495c6 mixed toward white.

#c0a7cf

#cdb8d9

#d9cae2

#e6dcec

#f2edf5

Tones

Color #b495c6 mixed toward gray.

#b399c2

#b29dbe

#b1a1ba

#b0a5b6

#aea9b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7bc · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#a9abb9 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#b3b3b1 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b495c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b495c6]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b495c6 (#b495c6) is rgb(180, 149, 198) in RGB.

No, #b495c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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