#b59ec7

Color #b59ec7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.91 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b59ec7

RGB

rgb(181, 158, 199)

HSL

hsl(273.7, 26.8%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.7, 20.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 20.6%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(68.32, 16.17, -17.9)

LCH

lch(68.32, 24.12, 312.09)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0634, 310.07)

HWB

hwb(273.7, 62%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0c79e

Analogous

#a19ec7

#b59ec7

#c79ec4

Triadic

#b59ec7

#c7b59e

#9ec7b5

Split-complementary

#b59ec7

#c4c79e

#9ec7a1

Tetradic

#b59ec7

#c79eb0

#b0c79e

#9ec7b5

Square

#b59ec7

#c7a19e

#b0c79e

#9ec4c7

Shades

Color #b59ec7 mixed toward black.

#9878b1

#7b5797

#5c4171

#3d2c4b

#1f1626

Tints

Color #b59ec7 mixed toward white.

#c1aed0

#cebeda

#dacee3

#e6dfec

#f3eff6

Tones

Color #b59ec7 mixed toward gray.

#b5a1c4

#b4a5c0

#b4a8bd

#b3acb9

#b3afb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabbe · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#adafbc · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#b4b7b5 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59ec7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59ec7]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b59ec7 (#b59ec7) is rgb(181, 158, 199) in RGB.

No, #b59ec7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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