#bd97d3

Color #bd97d3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bd97d3

RGB

rgb(189, 151, 211)

HSL

hsl(278, 40.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278, 28.4%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.4%, 28.4%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(67.77, 25.17, -25.33)

LCH

lch(67.77, 35.71, 314.82)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0943, 312.81)

HWB

hwb(278, 59.2%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#add397

Analogous

#9f97d3

#bd97d3

#d397cb

Triadic

#bd97d3

#d3bd97

#97d3bd

Split-complementary

#bd97d3

#cbd397

#97d39f

Tetradic

#bd97d3

#d397ad

#add397

#97d3bd

Square

#bd97d3

#d39f97

#add397

#97cbd3

Shades

Color #bd97d3 mixed toward black.

#a26dc1

#8648aa

#64367f

#432455

#21122a

Tints

Color #bd97d3 mixed toward white.

#c8a8da

#d3bae2

#decbe9

#e9dcf0

#f4eef8

Tones

Color #bd97d3 mixed toward gray.

#bc9cce

#baa1c9

#b9a6c4

#b8abbf

#b6b0ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaec7 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b3c3 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#bbbcba · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd97d3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd97d3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bd97d3 (#bd97d3) is rgb(189, 151, 211) in RGB.

No, #bd97d3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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