#b49ecc

Color #b49ecc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.48 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b49ecc

RGB

rgb(180, 158, 204)

HSL

hsl(268.7, 31.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.7, 22.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 22.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(68.4, 16.88, -20.56)

LCH

lch(68.4, 26.6, 309.39)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0695, 306.46)

HWB

hwb(268.7, 62%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6cc9e

Analogous

#9e9fcc

#b49ecc

#cb9ecc

Triadic

#b49ecc

#ccb49e

#9eccb4

Split-complementary

#b49ecc

#cccb9e

#9fcc9e

Tetradic

#b49ecc

#cc9eb6

#b6cc9e

#9eccb4

Square

#b49ecc

#cc9e9f

#b6cc9e

#9ecccb

Shades

Color #b49ecc mixed toward black.

#9576b7

#77539e

#593e77

#3c2a4f

#1e1528

Tints

Color #b49ecc mixed toward white.

#c1aed5

#cdbedd

#dacfe6

#e6dfee

#f3eff7

Tones

Color #b49ecc mixed toward gray.

#b4a2c8

#b4a6c4

#b5aac1

#b5adbd

#b5b1b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababc2 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#acaec0 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#b3bab8 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49ecc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49ecc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b49ecc (#b49ecc) is rgb(180, 158, 204) in RGB.

No, #b49ecc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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