#b59eec

Color #b59eec

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.77 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b59eec

RGB

rgb(181, 158, 236)

HSL

hsl(257.7, 67.2%, 77.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.7, 33.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.3%, 33.1%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(69.71, 24.33, -36.15)

LCH

lch(69.71, 43.57, 303.94)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.1125, 297.18)

HWB

hwb(257.7, 62%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d5ec9e

Analogous

#9eaeec

#b59eec

#dc9eec

Triadic

#b59eec

#ecb59e

#9eecb5

Split-complementary

#b59eec

#ecdc9e

#aeec9e

Tetradic

#b59eec

#ec9ed5

#d5ec9e

#9eecb5

Square

#b59eec

#ec9eae

#d5ec9e

#9eecdc

Shades

Color #b59eec mixed toward black.

#8b67e1

#6130d6

#4720a5

#30166e

#180b37

Tints

Color #b59eec mixed toward white.

#c1aeef

#cebef2

#dacff6

#e6dff9

#f3effc

Tones

Color #b59eec mixed toward gray.

#b8a5e6

#baabdf

#bdb2d9

#c0b8d2

#c2bfcc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabdc · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#adafd8 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b4cfcc · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59eec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59eec]

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

#b59eec (#b59eec) is rgb(181, 158, 236) in RGB.

No, #b59eec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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