#b99edf

Color #b99edf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.9 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b99edf

RGB

rgb(185, 158, 223)

HSL

hsl(264.9, 50.4%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.9, 29.1%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 29.1%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(69.54, 22.59, -29.26)

LCH

lch(69.54, 36.97, 307.67)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0961, 303.19)

HWB

hwb(264.9, 62%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4df9e

Analogous

#9ea3df

#b99edf

#d99edf

Triadic

#b99edf

#dfb99e

#9edfb9

Split-complementary

#b99edf

#dfd99e

#a3df9e

Tetradic

#b99edf

#df9ec4

#c4df9e

#9edfb9

Square

#b99edf

#df9ea3

#c4df9e

#9edfd9

Shades

Color #b99edf mixed toward black.

#966ecf

#743fbf

#572f8f

#3a1f5f

#1d1030

Tints

Color #b99edf mixed toward white.

#c5aee4

#d0beea

#dcceef

#e8dff4

#f3effa

Tones

Color #b99edf mixed toward gray.

#baa3da

#bba9d4

#bcaecf

#bdb4c9

#beb9c4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaed2 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b1ce · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#b8c6c4 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 21.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b99edf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99edf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#b99edf (#b99edf) is rgb(185, 158, 223) in RGB.

No, #b99edf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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