#b496de

Color #b496de

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.19 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b496de

RGB

rgb(180, 150, 222)

HSL

hsl(265, 52.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265, 32.4%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.9%, 32.4%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(67.12, 25.3, -32.48)

LCH

lch(67.12, 41.17, 307.92)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.1068, 302.96)

HWB

hwb(265, 58.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0de96

Analogous

#969cde

#b496de

#d896de

Triadic

#b496de

#deb496

#96deb4

Split-complementary

#b496de

#ded896

#9cde96

Tetradic

#b496de

#de96c0

#c0de96

#96deb4

Square

#b496de

#de969c

#c0de96

#96ded8

Shades

Color #b496de mixed toward black.

#9267cf

#713bbd

#552c8d

#391e5e

#1c0f2f

Tints

Color #b496de mixed toward white.

#c0a7e3

#cdb9e9

#d9caee

#e6dcf4

#f2edf9

Tones

Color #b496de mixed toward gray.

#b59cd8

#b6a2d2

#b7a8cc

#b8aec6

#b9b4c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d0 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#aaaccc · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b3c3c0 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 22.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b496de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b496de]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#b496de (#b496de) is rgb(180, 150, 222) in RGB.

No, #b496de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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