#b87aef

Color #b87aef

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.37 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b87aef

RGB

rgb(184, 122, 239)

HSL

hsl(271.8, 78.5%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.8, 49%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(23%, 49%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(61.95, 45.77, -49.96)

LCH

lch(61.95, 67.76, 312.49)

OKLCH

oklch(69.1%, 0.1749, 306.86)

HWB

hwb(271.8, 47.8%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1ef7a

Analogous

#7e7aef

#b87aef

#ef7aeb

Triadic

#b87aef

#efb87a

#7aefb8

Split-complementary

#b87aef

#ebef7a

#7aef7e

Tetradic

#b87aef

#ef7ab1

#b1ef7a

#7aefb8

Square

#b87aef

#ef7e7a

#b1ef7a

#7aebef

Shades

Color #b87aef mixed toward black.

#9b44e9

#7e1ad7

#5f13a1

#3f0d6b

#200636

Tints

Color #b87aef mixed toward white.

#c490f2

#d0a6f4

#dcbdf7

#e7d3fa

#f3e9fc

Tones

Color #b87aef mixed toward gray.

#b784e5

#b78edc

#b697d2

#b6a1c8

#b5abbe

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a0da · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a8d5 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#b6c7c3 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 27

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b87aef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b87aef]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b87aef (#b87aef) is rgb(184, 122, 239) in RGB.

No, #b87aef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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