#b97cdf

Color #b97cdf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b97cdf

RGB

rgb(185, 124, 223)

HSL

hsl(277, 60.7%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277, 44.4%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 44.4%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(61.7, 41.42, -41.44)

LCH

lch(61.7, 58.59, 314.99)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.1533, 311.3)

HWB

hwb(277, 48.6%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2df7c

Analogous

#877cdf

#b97cdf

#df7cd3

Triadic

#b97cdf

#dfb97c

#7cdfb9

Split-complementary

#b97cdf

#d3df7c

#7cdf87

Tetradic

#b97cdf

#df7ca2

#a2df7c

#7cdfb9

Square

#b97cdf

#df877c

#a2df7c

#7cd3df

Shades

Color #b97cdf mixed toward black.

#a04dd4

#842dba

#63228b

#42175d

#210b2e

Tints

Color #b97cdf mixed toward white.

#c592e4

#d0a8ea

#dcbdef

#e8d3f4

#f3e9fa

Tones

Color #b97cdf mixed toward gray.

#b784d7

#b58cce

#b395c6

#b19dbe

#afa5b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2cd · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#a6aac8 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#b7bcb9 · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b97cdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b97cdf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b97cdf (#b97cdf) is rgb(185, 124, 223) in RGB.

No, #b97cdf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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