#b596da

Color #b596da

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.09 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b596da

RGB

rgb(181, 150, 218)

HSL

hsl(267.4, 47.9%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.4, 31.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 31.2%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(67.05, 24.71, -30.37)

LCH

lch(67.05, 39.15, 309.13)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.1019, 304.84)

HWB

hwb(267.4, 58.8%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbda96

Analogous

#9699da

#b596da

#d796da

Triadic

#b596da

#dab596

#96dab5

Split-complementary

#b596da

#dad796

#99da96

Tetradic

#b596da

#da96bb

#bbda96

#96dab5

Square

#b596da

#da9699

#bbda96

#96dad7

Shades

Color #b596da mixed toward black.

#9569ca

#7640b6

#583088

#3b205b

#1d102d

Tints

Color #b596da mixed toward white.

#c1a8e0

#ceb9e6

#dacbed

#e6dcf3

#f3eef9

Tones

Color #b596da mixed toward gray.

#b69cd4

#b6a1cf

#b7a7c9

#b7adc3

#b8b2be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8cc · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#aaacc9 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#b4c0be · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b596da;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b596da]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b596da (#b596da) is rgb(181, 150, 218) in RGB.

No, #b596da is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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