#b499d7

Color #b499d7

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.35 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b499d7

RGB

rgb(180, 153, 215)

HSL

hsl(266.1, 43.7%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.1, 28.8%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 28.8%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(67.57, 22.06, -27.91)

LCH

lch(67.57, 35.58, 308.32)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0925, 304.12)

HWB

hwb(266.1, 60%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcd799

Analogous

#999dd7

#b499d7

#d399d7

Triadic

#b499d7

#d7b499

#99d7b4

Split-complementary

#b499d7

#d7d399

#9dd799

Tetradic

#b499d7

#d799bc

#bcd799

#99d7b4

Square

#b499d7

#d7999d

#bcd799

#99d7d3

Shades

Color #b499d7 mixed toward black.

#946dc6

#7445b0

#573484

#3a2358

#1d112c

Tints

Color #b499d7 mixed toward white.

#c1aade

#cdbbe4

#dacceb

#e6ddf2

#f3eef8

Tones

Color #b499d7 mixed toward gray.

#b59ed2

#b5a3cd

#b6a9c8

#b7aec2

#b7b3bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ca · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#abacc7 · ΔE 11.2

Tritanopia

#b3bfbd · ΔE 23.3

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b499d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b499d7]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b499d7 (#b499d7) is rgb(180, 153, 215) in RGB.

No, #b499d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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