#b49ec1

Color #b49ec1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.44 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b49ec1

RGB

rgb(180, 158, 193)

HSL

hsl(277.7, 22%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.7, 18.1%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 18.1%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(68.03, 14.6, -15.02)

LCH

lch(68.03, 20.95, 314.19)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0553, 312.95)

HWB

hwb(277.7, 62%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abc19e

Analogous

#a29ec1

#b49ec1

#c19ebc

Triadic

#b49ec1

#c1b49e

#9ec1b4

Split-complementary

#b49ec1

#bcc19e

#9ec1a2

Tetradic

#b49ec1

#c19eab

#abc19e

#9ec1b4

Square

#b49ec1

#c1a29e

#abc19e

#9ebcc1

Shades

Color #b49ec1 mixed toward black.

#987aaa

#7c5b8f

#5d446b

#3e2e47

#1f1724

Tints

Color #b49ec1 mixed toward white.

#c0aecb

#cdbed6

#d9cee0

#e6dfea

#f2eff5

Tones

Color #b49ec1 mixed toward gray.

#b3a1be

#b2a4bb

#b2a7b8

#b1aab5

#b0adb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababb9 · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#acaeb7 · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#b3b3b1 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49ec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49ec1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b49ec1 (#b49ec1) is rgb(180, 158, 193) in RGB.

No, #b49ec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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