#b497d5

Color #b497d5

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.98 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#b497d5

RGB

rgb(180, 151, 213)

HSL

hsl(268.1, 42.5%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.1, 29.1%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.5%, 29.1%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(67.01, 22.74, -27.67)

LCH

lch(67.01, 35.82, 309.41)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0933, 305.58)

HWB

hwb(268.1, 59.2%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8d597

Analogous

#9799d5

#b497d5

#d397d5

Triadic

#b497d5

#d5b497

#97d5b4

Split-complementary

#b497d5

#d5d397

#99d597

Tetradic

#b497d5

#d597b8

#b8d597

#97d5b4

Square

#b497d5

#d59799

#b8d597

#97d5d3

Shades

Color #b497d5 mixed toward black.

#956cc4

#7646ad

#593482

#3b2356

#1e112b

Tints

Color #b497d5 mixed toward white.

#c1a8dc

#cdbae3

#dacbea

#e6dcf1

#f3eef8

Tones

Color #b497d5 mixed toward gray.

#b49cd0

#b5a1cb

#b5a7c6

#b5acc0

#b6b1bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c8 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#aaacc5 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#b3bdbb · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b497d5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b497d5]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b497d5 (#b497d5) is rgb(180, 151, 213) in RGB.

No, #b497d5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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