#b999ce

Color #b999ce

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.23 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b999ce

RGB

rgb(185, 153, 206)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 35.1%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 25.7%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.2%, 25.7%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(67.69, 21.72, -22.71)

LCH

lch(67.69, 31.42, 313.72)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0827, 311.67)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 60%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aece99

Analogous

#9f99ce

#b999ce

#ce99c9

Triadic

#b999ce

#ceb999

#99ceb9

Split-complementary

#b999ce

#c9ce99

#99ce9f

Tetradic

#b999ce

#ce99ae

#aece99

#99ceb9

Square

#b999ce

#ce9f99

#aece99

#99c9ce

Shades

Color #b999ce mixed toward black.

#9d71bb

#804ea2

#603a79

#402751

#201328

Tints

Color #b999ce mixed toward white.

#c5aad6

#d0bbde

#dccce7

#e8ddef

#f3eef7

Tones

Color #b999ce mixed toward gray.

#b89dca

#b7a2c5

#b6a6c1

#b5abbc

#b4afb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacc3 · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#aeb0c0 · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#b8b9b7 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b999ce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b999ce]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b999ce (#b999ce) is rgb(185, 153, 206) in RGB.

No, #b999ce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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