#b49de9

Color #b49de9

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.32 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b49de9

RGB

rgb(180, 157, 233)

HSL

hsl(258.2, 63.3%, 76.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.2, 32.6%, 91.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 32.6%, 0%, 8.6%)

LAB

lab(69.26, 23.9, -35.22)

LCH

lch(69.26, 42.56, 304.16)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.11, 297.57)

HWB

hwb(258.2, 61.6%, 8.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2e99d

Analogous

#9dace9

#b49de9

#da9de9

Triadic

#b49de9

#e9b49d

#9de9b4

Split-complementary

#b49de9

#e9da9d

#ace99d

Tetradic

#b49de9

#e99dd2

#d2e99d

#9de9b4

Square

#b49de9

#e99dac

#d2e99d

#9de9da

Shades

Color #b49de9 mixed toward black.

#8c68dd

#6333d1

#49249f

#31186a

#180c35

Tints

Color #b49de9 mixed toward white.

#c1aded

#cdbef0

#dacef4

#e6def8

#f3effb

Tones

Color #b49de9 mixed toward gray.

#b7a3e3

#b9aadc

#bcb0d6

#beb6d0

#c1bdc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaada · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#acaed6 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b3cdca · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49de9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49de9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b49de9 (#b49de9) is rgb(180, 157, 233) in RGB.

No, #b49de9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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