#b56ec3

Color #b56ec3

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 14.59 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#b56ec3

RGB

rgb(181, 110, 195)

HSL

hsl(290.1, 41.5%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.1, 43.6%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 43.6%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(56.99, 41.97, -33.05)

LCH

lch(56.99, 53.42, 321.78)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.1441, 320.83)

HWB

hwb(290.1, 43.1%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7cc36e

Analogous

#8a6ec3

#b56ec3

#c36ea7

Triadic

#b56ec3

#c3b56e

#6ec3b5

Split-complementary

#b56ec3

#a7c36e

#6ec38a

Tetradic

#b56ec3

#c36e7c

#7cc36e

#6ec3b5

Square

#b56ec3

#c38a6e

#7cc36e

#6ea7c3

Shades

Color #b56ec3 mixed toward black.

#a24ab4

#823b90

#612d6c

#411e48

#200f24

Tints

Color #b56ec3 mixed toward white.

#c186cd

#ce9ed7

#dab6e1

#e6cfeb

#f3e7f5

Tones

Color #b56ec3 mixed toward gray.

#b075bc

#ab7cb5

#a783ae

#a28aa7

#9d91a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9bb3 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#9fa4af · ΔE 21.7

Tritanopia

#b2a5a2 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b56ec3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b56ec3]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b56ec3 (#b56ec3) is rgb(181, 110, 195) in RGB.

No, #b56ec3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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