#b59cd9

Color #b59cd9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b59cd9

RGB

rgb(181, 156, 217)

HSL

hsl(264.6, 44.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.6, 28.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.6%, 28.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(68.47, 21.13, -27.63)

LCH

lch(68.47, 34.78, 307.41)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.0904, 303.04)

HWB

hwb(264.6, 61.2%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0d99c

Analogous

#9ca1d9

#b59cd9

#d39cd9

Triadic

#b59cd9

#d9b59c

#9cd9b5

Split-complementary

#b59cd9

#d9d39c

#a1d99c

Tetradic

#b59cd9

#d99cc0

#c0d99c

#9cd9b5

Square

#b59cd9

#d99ca1

#c0d99c

#9cd9d3

Shades

Color #b59cd9 mixed toward black.

#936fc8

#7245b4

#563487

#39225a

#1d112d

Tints

Color #b59cd9 mixed toward white.

#c1acdf

#cebde6

#dacdec

#e6def2

#f3eef9

Tones

Color #b59cd9 mixed toward gray.

#b6a1d4

#b7a6cf

#b8abca

#b9b0c5

#b9b5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababcc · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#acaec9 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#b4c2bf · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59cd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59cd9]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#b59cd9 (#b59cd9) is rgb(181, 156, 217) in RGB.

No, #b59cd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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