#b59ee3

Color #b59ee3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.75 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b59ee3

RGB

rgb(181, 158, 227)

HSL

hsl(260, 55.2%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 30.4%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.3%, 30.4%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(69.34, 22.26, -31.78)

LCH

lch(69.34, 38.8, 305.01)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.1004, 299.27)

HWB

hwb(260, 62%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cce39e

Analogous

#9eaae3

#b59ee3

#d89ee3

Triadic

#b59ee3

#e3b59e

#9ee3b5

Split-complementary

#b59ee3

#e3d89e

#aae39e

Tetradic

#b59ee3

#e39ecc

#cce39e

#9ee3b5

Square

#b59ee3

#e39eaa

#cce39e

#9ee3d8

Shades

Color #b59ee3 mixed toward black.

#8f6cd5

#693ac6

#4f2b95

#341d64

#1a0e32

Tints

Color #b59ee3 mixed toward white.

#c1aee8

#cebeec

#dacff1

#e6dff6

#f3effa

Tones

Color #b59ee3 mixed toward gray.

#b7a4dd

#b9aad8

#bbafd2

#bdb5cc

#bfbbc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabd5 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#adafd1 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#b4c9c6 · ΔE 25.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59ee3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59ee3]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b59ee3 (#b59ee3) is rgb(181, 158, 227) in RGB.

No, #b59ee3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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