#b878eb

Color #b878eb

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.22 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b878eb

RGB

rgb(184, 120, 235)

HSL

hsl(273.4, 74.2%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.4, 48.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 48.9%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(61.33, 45.94, -48.72)

LCH

lch(61.33, 66.96, 313.32)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.1733, 308.16)

HWB

hwb(273.4, 47.1%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abeb78

Analogous

#7e78eb

#b878eb

#eb78e4

Triadic

#b878eb

#ebb878

#78ebb8

Split-complementary

#b878eb

#e4eb78

#78eb7e

Tetradic

#b878eb

#eb78ab

#abeb78

#78ebb8

Square

#b878eb

#eb7e78

#abeb78

#78e4eb

Shades

Color #b878eb mixed toward black.

#9d44e3

#801fce

#60179b

#400f67

#200834

Tints

Color #b878eb mixed toward white.

#c48eee

#d0a5f2

#dbbbf5

#e7d2f8

#f3e8fc

Tones

Color #b878eb mixed toward gray.

#b782e1

#b68bd8

#b595ce

#b49ec5

#b3a8bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a0a0d6 · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#a4a8d1 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#b5c4c0 · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 26.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b878eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b878eb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b878eb (#b878eb) is rgb(184, 120, 235) in RGB.

No, #b878eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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