#b699ec

Color #b699ec

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.36 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b699ec

RGB

rgb(182, 153, 236)

HSL

hsl(261, 68.6%, 76.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261, 35.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.9%, 35.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(68.59, 27.42, -37.88)

LCH

lch(68.59, 46.76, 305.9)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.1208, 299.52)

HWB

hwb(261, 60%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cfec99

Analogous

#99a6ec

#b699ec

#e099ec

Triadic

#b699ec

#ecb699

#99ecb6

Split-complementary

#b699ec

#ece099

#a6ec99

Tetradic

#b699ec

#ec99cf

#cfec99

#99ecb6

Square

#b699ec

#ec99a6

#cfec99

#99ece0

Shades

Color #b699ec mixed toward black.

#8f62e2

#682cd8

#4d1fa4

#34146d

#1a0a37

Tints

Color #b699ec mixed toward white.

#c2aaef

#cebbf2

#dbccf6

#e7ddf9

#f3eefc

Tones

Color #b699ec mixed toward gray.

#b8a0e5

#baa7de

#bcaed7

#beb5d0

#c0bcc9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaadc · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#acaed7 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b5cdca · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b699ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b699ec]

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

#b699ec (#b699ec) is rgb(182, 153, 236) in RGB.

No, #b699ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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