#b496df

Color #b496df

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.43 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b496df

RGB

rgb(180, 150, 223)

HSL

hsl(264.7, 53.3%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.7, 32.7%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(67.16, 25.52, -32.97)

LCH

lch(67.16, 41.69, 307.74)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.1081, 302.69)

HWB

hwb(264.7, 58.8%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1df96

Analogous

#969cdf

#b496df

#d996df

Triadic

#b496df

#dfb496

#96dfb4

Split-complementary

#b496df

#dfd996

#9cdf96

Tetradic

#b496df

#df96c1

#c1df96

#96dfb4

Square

#b496df

#df969c

#c1df96

#96dfd9

Shades

Color #b496df mixed toward black.

#9266d0

#713abf

#542c8f

#381d5f

#1c0f30

Tints

Color #b496df mixed toward white.

#c0a7e4

#cdb9ea

#d9caef

#e6dcf4

#f2edfa

Tones

Color #b496df mixed toward gray.

#b59cd9

#b6a2d3

#b7a8cd

#b8aec7

#b9b4c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d0 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#aaaccd · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#b3c4c1 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b496df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b496df]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#b496df (#b496df) is rgb(180, 150, 223) in RGB.

No, #b496df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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