#b9a2e0

Color #b9a2e0

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.78 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a2e0

RGB

rgb(185, 162, 224)

HSL

hsl(262.3, 50%, 75.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.3, 27.7%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 27.7%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(70.55, 20.58, -28.25)

LCH

lch(70.55, 34.95, 306.07)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0908, 301.26)

HWB

hwb(262.3, 63.5%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c9e0a2

Analogous

#a2aae0

#b9a2e0

#d8a2e0

Triadic

#b9a2e0

#e0b9a2

#a2e0b9

Split-complementary

#b9a2e0

#e0d8a2

#aae0a2

Tetradic

#b9a2e0

#e0a2c9

#c9e0a2

#a2e0b9

Square

#b9a2e0

#e0a2aa

#c9e0a2

#a2e0d8

Shades

Color #b9a2e0 mixed toward black.

#9572d0

#7042c0

#543091

#382061

#1c1030

Tints

Color #b9a2e0 mixed toward white.

#c5b2e5

#d0c1ea

#dcd1f0

#e8e0f5

#f3f0fa

Tones

Color #b9a2e0 mixed toward gray.

#baa7db

#bcacd6

#bdb2d1

#beb7cb

#c0bcc6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afd3 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b3d0 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#b8c8c6 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 21

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a2e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a2e0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b9a2e0 (#b9a2e0) is rgb(185, 162, 224) in RGB.

No, #b9a2e0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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