#bd7fdb

Color #bd7fdb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.86 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bd7fdb

RGB

rgb(189, 127, 219)

HSL

hsl(280.4, 56.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.4, 42%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 42%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(62.6, 40.09, -37.77)

LCH

lch(62.6, 55.08, 316.71)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.1454, 314.05)

HWB

hwb(280.4, 49.8%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ddb7f

Analogous

#8f7fdb

#bd7fdb

#db7fcb

Triadic

#bd7fdb

#dbbd7f

#7fdbbd

Split-complementary

#bd7fdb

#cbdb7f

#7fdb8f

Tetradic

#bd7fdb

#db7f9d

#9ddb7f

#7fdbbd

Square

#bd7fdb

#db8f7f

#9ddb7f

#7fcbdb

Shades

Color #bd7fdb mixed toward black.

#a652ce

#8a33b4

#672687

#45195a

#220d2d

Tints

Color #bd7fdb mixed toward white.

#c894e1

#d3aae7

#debfed

#e9d4f3

#f4eaf9

Tones

Color #bd7fdb mixed toward gray.

#ba87d3

#b88ecc

#b596c4

#b29ebc

#b0a5b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a5ca · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#a9adc5 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#bbbab7 · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd7fdb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd7fdb]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#bd7fdb (#bd7fdb) is rgb(189, 127, 219) in RGB.

No, #bd7fdb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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