#b995dd

Color #b995dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.58 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b995dd

RGB

rgb(185, 149, 221)

HSL

hsl(270, 51.4%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 32.6%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.3%, 32.6%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(67.3, 27.16, -31.61)

LCH

lch(67.3, 41.68, 310.67)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.1086, 306.76)

HWB

hwb(270, 58.4%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9dd95

Analogous

#9595dd

#b995dd

#dd95dd

Triadic

#b995dd

#ddb995

#95ddb9

Split-complementary

#b995dd

#dddd95

#95dd95

Tetradic

#b995dd

#dd95b9

#b9dd95

#95ddb9

Square

#b995dd

#dd9595

#b9dd95

#95dddd

Shades

Color #b995dd mixed toward black.

#9a66ce

#7b3cbb

#5c2d8c

#3e1e5d

#1f0f2f

Tints

Color #b995dd mixed toward white.

#c5a7e3

#d0b8e8

#dccaee

#e8dcf4

#f3edf9

Tones

Color #b995dd mixed toward gray.

#b99bd7

#b9a1d1

#b9a7cb

#b9adc5

#b9b3bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaacf · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#adafcb · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#b7c2bf · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b995dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b995dd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b995dd (#b995dd) is rgb(185, 149, 221) in RGB.

No, #b995dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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