#b57ec1

Color #b57ec1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.75 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b57ec1

RGB

rgb(181, 126, 193)

HSL

hsl(289.3, 35.1%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.3, 34.7%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 34.7%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(60.42, 32.82, -26.6)

LCH

lch(60.42, 42.25, 320.98)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.1138, 320.28)

HWB

hwb(289.3, 49.4%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ac17e

Analogous

#937ec1

#b57ec1

#c17eab

Triadic

#b57ec1

#c1b57e

#7ec1b5

Split-complementary

#b57ec1

#abc17e

#7ec193

Tetradic

#b57ec1

#c17e8a

#8ac17e

#7ec1b5

Square

#b57ec1

#c1937e

#8ac17e

#7eabc1

Shades

Color #b57ec1 mixed toward black.

#a05ab0

#824590

#62346c

#412248

#211124

Tints

Color #b57ec1 mixed toward white.

#c193cb

#cea9d6

#dabee0

#e6d4ea

#f3e9f5

Tones

Color #b57ec1 mixed toward gray.

#b183bb

#ae89b6

#aa8fb0

#a794ab

#a39aa5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0b4 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#a3a7b0 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#b3a8a6 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 23.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b57ec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b57ec1]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b57ec1 (#b57ec1) is rgb(181, 126, 193) in RGB.

No, #b57ec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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