#b88bd5

Color #b88bd5

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b88bd5

RGB

rgb(184, 139, 213)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 46.8%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 34.7%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 34.7%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(64.53, 30.7, -31.46)

LCH

lch(64.53, 43.96, 314.3)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.1156, 311.46)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 54.5%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8d58b

Analogous

#938bd5

#b88bd5

#d58bcd

Triadic

#b88bd5

#d5b88b

#8bd5b8

Split-complementary

#b88bd5

#cdd58b

#8bd593

Tetradic

#b88bd5

#d58ba8

#a8d58b

#8bd5b8

Square

#b88bd5

#d5938b

#a8d58b

#8bcdd5

Shades

Color #b88bd5 mixed toward black.

#9e60c5

#813eac

#612f81

#411f56

#20102b

Tints

Color #b88bd5 mixed toward white.

#c49edc

#d0b2e3

#dbc5ea

#e7d8f1

#f3ecf8

Tones

Color #b88bd5 mixed toward gray.

#b791cf

#b597c9

#b49dc2

#b3a4bc

#b1aab6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6c6 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#a9acc3 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#b6bab7 · ΔE 25.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b88bd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b88bd5]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b88bd5 (#b88bd5) is rgb(184, 139, 213) in RGB.

No, #b88bd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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