#b59ecc

Color #b59ecc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.16 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b59ecc

RGB

rgb(181, 158, 204)

HSL

hsl(270, 31.1%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 22.5%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 22.5%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(68.49, 17.21, -20.41)

LCH

lch(68.49, 26.7, 310.14)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0698, 307.38)

HWB

hwb(270, 62%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5cc9e

Analogous

#9e9ecc

#b59ecc

#cc9ecc

Triadic

#b59ecc

#ccb59e

#9eccb5

Split-complementary

#b59ecc

#cccc9e

#9ecc9e

Tetradic

#b59ecc

#cc9eb5

#b5cc9e

#9eccb5

Square

#b59ecc

#cc9e9e

#b5cc9e

#9ecccc

Shades

Color #b59ecc mixed toward black.

#9776b7

#79539e

#5b3e77

#3c2a4f

#1e1528

Tints

Color #b59ecc mixed toward white.

#c1aed5

#cebedd

#dacfe6

#e6dfee

#f3eff7

Tones

Color #b59ecc mixed toward gray.

#b5a2c8

#b5a6c4

#b5aac1

#b5adbd

#b5b1b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabc2 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#adafc0 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#b4bab8 · ΔE 21.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 18.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b59ecc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59ecc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b59ecc (#b59ecc) is rgb(181, 158, 204) in RGB.

No, #b59ecc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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