#b78ecf

Color #b78ecf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.35 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b78ecf

RGB

rgb(183, 142, 207)

HSL

hsl(277.8, 40.4%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.8, 31.4%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.6%, 31.4%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(64.9, 27.43, -27.56)

LCH

lch(64.9, 38.88, 314.86)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.1026, 312.59)

HWB

hwb(277.8, 55.7%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6cf8e

Analogous

#968ecf

#b78ecf

#cf8ec7

Triadic

#b78ecf

#cfb78e

#8ecfb7

Split-complementary

#b78ecf

#c7cf8e

#8ecf96

Tetradic

#b78ecf

#cf8ea6

#a6cf8e

#8ecfb7

Square

#b78ecf

#cf968e

#a6cf8e

#8ec7cf

Shades

Color #b78ecf mixed toward black.

#9d65be

#8045a3

#60347a

#402352

#201129

Tints

Color #b78ecf mixed toward white.

#c3a1d7

#cfb4df

#dbc6e7

#e7d9ef

#f3ecf7

Tones

Color #b78ecf mixed toward gray.

#b593ca

#b499c4

#b39ebf

#b1a4b9

#b0a9b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a6c2 · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#a9acbe · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#b5b7b4 · ΔE 27

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b78ecf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b78ecf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b78ecf (#b78ecf) is rgb(183, 142, 207) in RGB.

No, #b78ecf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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