#bd97dd

Color #bd97dd

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.11 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bd97dd

RGB

rgb(189, 151, 221)

HSL

hsl(272.6, 50.7%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.6, 31.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 31.7%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(68.15, 27.28, -30.27)

LCH

lch(68.15, 40.75, 312.03)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.1066, 308.72)

HWB

hwb(272.6, 59.2%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7dd97

Analogous

#9a97dd

#bd97dd

#dd97da

Triadic

#bd97dd

#ddbd97

#97ddbd

Split-complementary

#bd97dd

#dadd97

#97dd9a

Tetradic

#bd97dd

#dd97b7

#b7dd97

#97ddbd

Square

#bd97dd

#dd9a97

#b7dd97

#97dadd

Shades

Color #bd97dd mixed toward black.

#9f68ce

#813dbb

#612e8c

#411f5d

#200f2f

Tints

Color #bd97dd mixed toward white.

#c8a8e3

#d3bae8

#decbee

#e9dcf4

#f4eef9

Tones

Color #bd97dd mixed toward gray.

#bc9dd7

#bca3d1

#bba8cb

#bbaec6

#bab4c0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaecf · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b3cb · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#bbc3c0 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd97dd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd97dd]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#bd97dd (#bd97dd) is rgb(189, 151, 221) in RGB.

No, #bd97dd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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