#b56dc5

Color #b56dc5

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 13.72 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b56dc5

RGB

rgb(181, 109, 197)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 43.1%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 44.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 44.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(56.87, 42.91, -34.38)

LCH

lch(56.87, 54.98, 321.3)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1479, 320.13)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 42.7%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7dc56d

Analogous

#896dc5

#b56dc5

#c56da9

Triadic

#b56dc5

#c5b56d

#6dc5b5

Split-complementary

#b56dc5

#a9c56d

#6dc589

Tetradic

#b56dc5

#c56d7d

#7dc56d

#6dc5b5

Square

#b56dc5

#c5896d

#7dc56d

#6da9c5

Shades

Color #b56dc5 mixed toward black.

#a249b6

#823a92

#612c6d

#411d49

#200f24

Tints

Color #b56dc5 mixed toward white.

#c185cf

#ce9ed8

#dab6e2

#e6ceec

#f3e7f5

Tones

Color #b56dc5 mixed toward gray.

#b074be

#ac7cb6

#a783af

#a28aa8

#9e92a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9ab5 · ΔE 18.5

Deuteranopia

#9fa4b0 · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#b2a6a3 · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 25.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b56dc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b56dc5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b56dc5 (#b56dc5) is rgb(181, 109, 197) in RGB.

No, #b56dc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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