#b98bcd

Color #b98bcd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b98bcd

RGB

rgb(185, 139, 205)

HSL

hsl(281.8, 39.8%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.8, 32.2%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 32.2%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(64.31, 29.32, -27.33)

LCH

lch(64.31, 40.08, 317.01)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.1064, 315.34)

HWB

hwb(281.8, 54.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fcd8b

Analogous

#988bcd

#b98bcd

#cd8bc0

Triadic

#b98bcd

#cdb98b

#8bcdb9

Split-complementary

#b98bcd

#c0cd8b

#8bcd98

Tetradic

#b98bcd

#cd8b9f

#9fcd8b

#8bcdb9

Square

#b98bcd

#cd988b

#9fcd8b

#8bc0cd

Shades

Color #b98bcd mixed toward black.

#a163bc

#8545a0

#643478

#422350

#211128

Tints

Color #b98bcd mixed toward white.

#c59ed5

#d0b2de

#dcc5e6

#e8d8ee

#f3ecf7

Tones

Color #b98bcd mixed toward gray.

#b791c8

#b596c2

#b39cbd

#b0a1b7

#aea7b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c0 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#aaadbc · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#b7b4b2 · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 22.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b98bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b98bcd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b98bcd (#b98bcd) is rgb(185, 139, 205) in RGB.

No, #b98bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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