#b59bf6

Color #b59bf6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 18.54 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b59bf6

RGB

rgb(181, 155, 246)

HSL

hsl(257.1, 83.5%, 78.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.1, 37%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.4%, 37%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(69.41, 28.37, -42.07)

LCH

lch(69.41, 50.74, 303.99)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.1307, 296.25)

HWB

hwb(257.1, 60.8%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcf69b

Analogous

#9baef6

#b59bf6

#e29bf6

Triadic

#b59bf6

#f6b59b

#9bf6b5

Split-complementary

#b59bf6

#f6e29b

#aef69b

Tetradic

#b59bf6

#f69bdc

#dcf69b

#9bf6b5

Square

#b59bf6

#f69bae

#dcf69b

#9bf6e2

Shades

Color #b59bf6 mixed toward black.

#875ef0

#5a20eb

#4011b8

#2b0b7b

#15063d

Tints

Color #b59bf6 mixed toward white.

#c1acf7

#cebcf9

#dacdfa

#e6defc

#f3eefd

Tones

Color #b59bf6 mixed toward gray.

#b8a2ee

#bbaae7

#bfb2df

#c2b9d8

#c5c1d0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaae4 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#acaee0 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b4d5d1 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59bf6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59bf6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b59bf6 (#b59bf6) is rgb(181, 155, 246) in RGB.

No, #b59bf6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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