#b57bda

Color #b57bda

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.99 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b57bda

RGB

rgb(181, 123, 218)

HSL

hsl(276.6, 56.2%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.6, 43.6%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 43.6%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(60.83, 39.73, -40.05)

LCH

lch(60.83, 56.41, 314.77)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.1476, 311.13)

HWB

hwb(276.6, 48.2%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0da7b

Analogous

#867bda

#b57bda

#da7bd0

Triadic

#b57bda

#dab57b

#7bdab5

Split-complementary

#b57bda

#d0da7b

#7bda86

Tetradic

#b57bda

#da7ba0

#a0da7b

#7bdab5

Square

#b57bda

#da867b

#a0da7b

#7bd0da

Shades

Color #b57bda mixed toward black.

#9c4fce

#8032b2

#602585

#401959

#200c2c

Tints

Color #b57bda mixed toward white.

#c191e0

#cea7e6

#dabded

#e6d3f3

#f3e9f9

Tones

Color #b57bda mixed toward gray.

#b383d2

#b28bca

#b093c2

#ae9bba

#aca3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fc8 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a6c4 · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#b3b9b5 · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b57bda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b57bda]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b57bda (#b57bda) is rgb(181, 123, 218) in RGB.

No, #b57bda is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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