#b89bee

Color #b89bee

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.13 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b89bee

RGB

rgb(184, 155, 238)

HSL

hsl(261, 70.9%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261, 34.9%, 93.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(22.7%, 34.9%, 0%, 6.7%)

LAB

lab(69.33, 27.35, -37.81)

LCH

lch(69.33, 46.66, 305.88)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.1205, 299.54)

HWB

hwb(261, 60.8%, 6.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d1ee9b

Analogous

#9ba8ee

#b89bee

#e29bee

Triadic

#b89bee

#eeb89b

#9beeb8

Split-complementary

#b89bee

#eee29b

#a8ee9b

Tetradic

#b89bee

#ee9bd1

#d1ee9b

#9beeb8

Square

#b89bee

#ee9ba8

#d1ee9b

#9beee2

Shades

Color #b89bee mixed toward black.

#9063e4

#692bdb

#4d1da8

#341370

#1a0a38

Tints

Color #b89bee mixed toward white.

#c4acf1

#d0bcf4

#dccdf7

#e7def9

#f3eefc

Tones

Color #b89bee mixed toward gray.

#baa2e7

#bca9e0

#beb0d9

#c0b7d2

#c3becc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacde · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#aeb0d9 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b7cfcc · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b89bee;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b89bee]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b89bee (#b89bee) is rgb(184, 155, 238) in RGB.

No, #b89bee is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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