#b686db

Color #b686db

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 16.2 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b686db

RGB

rgb(182, 134, 219)

HSL

hsl(273.9, 54.1%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.9, 38.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 38.8%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(63.43, 34.17, -36.53)

LCH

lch(63.43, 50.02, 313.09)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.1307, 309.32)

HWB

hwb(273.9, 52.5%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abdb86

Analogous

#8b86db

#b686db

#db86d5

Triadic

#b686db

#dbb686

#86dbb6

Split-complementary

#b686db

#d5db86

#86db8b

Tetradic

#b686db

#db86ab

#abdb86

#86dbb6

Square

#b686db

#db8b86

#abdb86

#86d5db

Shades

Color #b686db mixed toward black.

#9b59cd

#7e36b5

#5e2888

#3f1b5b

#1f0d2d

Tints

Color #b686db mixed toward white.

#c29ae1

#ceaee7

#dac2ed

#e7d7f3

#f3ebf9

Tones

Color #b686db mixed toward gray.

#b58dd4

#b494cd

#b39bc6

#b2a2bf

#b1a9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3cb · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#a6a9c6 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#b4bcb9 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b686db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b686db]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b686db (#b686db) is rgb(182, 134, 219) in RGB.

No, #b686db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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