#b993df

Color #b993df

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.59 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b993df

RGB

rgb(185, 147, 223)

HSL

hsl(270, 54.3%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 34.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 34.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(66.91, 28.72, -33.32)

LCH

lch(66.91, 43.99, 310.76)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.1146, 306.66)

HWB

hwb(270, 57.6%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9df93

Analogous

#9393df

#b993df

#df93df

Triadic

#b993df

#dfb993

#93dfb9

Split-complementary

#b993df

#dfdf93

#93df93

Tetradic

#b993df

#df93b9

#b9df93

#93dfb9

Square

#b993df

#df9393

#b9df93

#93dfdf

Shades

Color #b993df mixed toward black.

#9a63d1

#7b38be

#5c2a8f

#3e1c5f

#1f0e30

Tints

Color #b993df mixed toward white.

#c5a5e4

#d0b7ea

#dcc9ef

#e8dbf4

#f3edfa

Tones

Color #b993df mixed toward gray.

#b999d9

#b99fd2

#b9a6cc

#b9acc6

#b9b3bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaad0 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#acafcc · ΔE 13.3

Tritanopia

#b7c3c0 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 23.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b993df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b993df]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b993df (#b993df) is rgb(185, 147, 223) in RGB.

No, #b993df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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