#b495cc

Color #b495cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.96 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b495cc

RGB

rgb(180, 149, 204)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 35%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 27%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 27%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(66.18, 21.92, -23.94)

LCH

lch(66.18, 32.46, 312.48)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0853, 309.91)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 58.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adcc95

Analogous

#9895cc

#b495cc

#cc95c8

Triadic

#b495cc

#ccb495

#95ccb4

Split-complementary

#b495cc

#c8cc95

#95cc98

Tetradic

#b495cc

#cc95ad

#adcc95

#95ccb4

Square

#b495cc

#cc9895

#adcc95

#95c8cc

Shades

Color #b495cc mixed toward black.

#986db9

#7b4c9f

#5c3977

#3d264f

#1f1328

Tints

Color #b495cc mixed toward white.

#c0a7d4

#cdb8dd

#d9cae5

#e6dcee

#f2edf6

Tones

Color #b495cc mixed toward gray.

#b39ac7

#b39ec3

#b2a3be

#b2a7ba

#b1acb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c1 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a9abbe · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#b3b7b5 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b495cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b495cc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b495cc (#b495cc) is rgb(180, 149, 204) in RGB.

No, #b495cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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