#b56aca

Color #b56aca

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#b56aca

RGB

rgb(181, 106, 202)

HSL

hsl(286.9, 47.5%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.9, 47.5%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 47.5%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(56.48, 45.51, -37.84)

LCH

lch(56.48, 59.19, 320.26)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.1582, 318.56)

HWB

hwb(286.9, 41.6%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7fca6a

Analogous

#856aca

#b56aca

#ca6aaf

Triadic

#b56aca

#cab56a

#6acab5

Split-complementary

#b56aca

#afca6a

#6aca85

Tetradic

#b56aca

#ca6a7f

#7fca6a

#6acab5

Square

#b56aca

#ca856a

#7fca6a

#6aafca

Shades

Color #b56aca mixed toward black.

#a244bd

#823697

#622872

#411b4c

#210d26

Tints

Color #b56aca mixed toward white.

#c183d3

#ce9cdc

#dab5e4

#e6cded

#f3e6f6

Tones

Color #b56aca mixed toward gray.

#b172c2

#ac7aba

#a882b2

#a38aaa

#9f92a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ab9 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#9ea3b4 · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#b2a9a5 · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 25.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b56aca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b56aca]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b56aca (#b56aca) is rgb(181, 106, 202) in RGB.

No, #b56aca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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