#b997dc

Color #b997dc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.12 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b997dc

RGB

rgb(185, 151, 220)

HSL

hsl(269.6, 49.6%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.6, 31.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.9%, 31.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(67.74, 25.83, -30.38)

LCH

lch(67.74, 39.88, 310.37)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.104, 306.52)

HWB

hwb(269.6, 59.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#badc97

Analogous

#9797dc

#b997dc

#db97dc

Triadic

#b997dc

#dcb997

#97dcb9

Split-complementary

#b997dc

#dcdb97

#97dc97

Tetradic

#b997dc

#dc97ba

#badc97

#97dcb9

Square

#b997dc

#dc9797

#badc97

#97dcdb

Shades

Color #b997dc mixed toward black.

#9a69cc

#7b3eb9

#5c2f8b

#3d1f5c

#1f102e

Tints

Color #b997dc mixed toward white.

#c5a8e2

#d0bae8

#dccbed

#e8dcf3

#f3eef9

Tones

Color #b997dc mixed toward gray.

#b99dd6

#b9a2d0

#b9a8cb

#b9aec5

#b9b4bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababce · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#adb0ca · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#b7c2bf · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 22.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b997dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b997dc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b997dc (#b997dc) is rgb(185, 151, 220) in RGB.

No, #b997dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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