#b88cd8

Color #b88cd8

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.68 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b88cd8

RGB

rgb(184, 140, 216)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 49.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 35.2%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.8%, 35.2%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(64.89, 30.78, -32.58)

LCH

lch(64.89, 44.82, 313.37)

OKLCH

oklch(71%, 0.1175, 310.17)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 54.9%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acd88c

Analogous

#928cd8

#b88cd8

#d88cd2

Triadic

#b88cd8

#d8b88c

#8cd8b8

Split-complementary

#b88cd8

#d2d88c

#8cd892

Tetradic

#b88cd8

#d88cac

#acd88c

#8cd8b8

Square

#b88cd8

#d8928c

#acd88c

#8cd2d8

Shades

Color #b88cd8 mixed toward black.

#9d60c9

#803cb1

#602d85

#401e59

#200f2c

Tints

Color #b88cd8 mixed toward white.

#c49fdf

#d0b2e5

#dbc5ec

#e7d9f2

#f3ecf9

Tones

Color #b88cd8 mixed toward gray.

#b792d2

#b699cb

#b59fc5

#b4a5bf

#b3acb8

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

#a7a6c9 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#a9acc5 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#b6bcb9 · ΔE 25.6

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b88cd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b88cd8]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b88cd8 (#b88cd8) is rgb(184, 140, 216) in RGB.

No, #b88cd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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