#b96bf3

Color #b96bf3

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 11.48 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b96bf3

RGB

rgb(185, 107, 243)

HSL

hsl(274.4, 85%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.4, 56%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.9%, 56%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(59.25, 54.77, -56.45)

LCH

lch(59.25, 78.65, 314.13)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.2025, 308.36)

HWB

hwb(274.4, 42%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5f36b

Analogous

#756bf3

#b96bf3

#f36be9

Triadic

#b96bf3

#f3b96b

#6bf3b9

Split-complementary

#b96bf3

#e9f36b

#6bf375

Tetradic

#b96bf3

#f36ba5

#a5f36b

#6bf3b9

Square

#b96bf3

#f3756b

#a5f36b

#6be9f3

Shades

Color #b96bf3 mixed toward black.

#9f35ef

#8311d8

#620da2

#42096c

#210436

Tints

Color #b96bf3 mixed toward white.

#c584f5

#d09cf7

#dcb5f9

#e8cefb

#f3e6fd

Tones

Color #b96bf3 mixed toward gray.

#b776e8

#b682dc

#b48dd1

#b298c6

#b1a4ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9ddc · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a6d6 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#b6c7c2 · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 28.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b96bf3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b96bf3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b96bf3 (#b96bf3) is rgb(185, 107, 243) in RGB.

No, #b96bf3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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