#b787cb

Color #b787cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.12 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#b787cb

RGB

rgb(183, 135, 203)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 39.5%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 33.5%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(63.1, 30.5, -28.09)

LCH

lch(63.1, 41.46, 317.36)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.1102, 315.66)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 52.9%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bcb87

Analogous

#9587cb

#b787cb

#cb87bd

Triadic

#b787cb

#cbb787

#87cbb7

Split-complementary

#b787cb

#bdcb87

#87cb95

Tetradic

#b787cb

#cb879b

#9bcb87

#87cbb7

Square

#b787cb

#cb9587

#9bcb87

#87bdcb

Shades

Color #b787cb mixed toward black.

#a060ba

#83449d

#623376

#42224f

#211127

Tints

Color #b787cb mixed toward white.

#c39bd4

#cfafdc

#dbc3e5

#e7d7ee

#f3ebf6

Tones

Color #b787cb mixed toward gray.

#b58dc5

#b292c0

#b098ba

#ae9eb4

#aba3af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4bd · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#a7aaba · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#b5b2af · ΔE 25.5

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b787cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b787cb]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b787cb (#b787cb) is rgb(183, 135, 203) in RGB.

No, #b787cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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