#b596ce

Color #b596ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.67 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b596ce

RGB

rgb(181, 150, 206)

HSL

hsl(273.2, 36.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.2, 27.2%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.1%, 27.2%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(66.59, 22.11, -24.42)

LCH

lch(66.59, 32.94, 312.16)

OKLCH

oklch(72.1%, 0.0864, 309.46)

HWB

hwb(273.2, 58.8%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afce96

Analogous

#9996ce

#b596ce

#ce96cb

Triadic

#b596ce

#ceb596

#96ceb5

Split-complementary

#b596ce

#cbce96

#96ce99

Tetradic

#b596ce

#ce96af

#afce96

#96ceb5

Square

#b596ce

#ce9996

#afce96

#96cbce

Shades

Color #b596ce mixed toward black.

#986dbb

#7b4ba2

#5c3979

#3e2651

#1f1328

Tints

Color #b596ce mixed toward white.

#c1a7d6

#ceb9de

#dacae7

#e6dcef

#f3edf7

Tones

Color #b596ce mixed toward gray.

#b49bc9

#b49fc5

#b3a4c0

#b3a9bb

#b2adb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8c2 · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#aaacbf · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#b4b8b6 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b596ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b596ce]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b596ce (#b596ce) is rgb(181, 150, 206) in RGB.

No, #b596ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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