#bd9bd6

Color #bd9bd6

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.59 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9bd6

RGB

rgb(189, 155, 214)

HSL

hsl(274.6, 41.8%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.6, 27.6%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 27.6%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(68.84, 23.57, -25.35)

LCH

lch(68.84, 34.61, 312.92)

OKLCH

oklch(74.1%, 0.0909, 310.45)

HWB

hwb(274.6, 60.8%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4d69b

Analogous

#a09bd6

#bd9bd6

#d69bd2

Triadic

#bd9bd6

#d6bd9b

#9bd6bd

Split-complementary

#bd9bd6

#d2d69b

#9bd6a0

Tetradic

#bd9bd6

#d69bb4

#b4d69b

#9bd6bd

Square

#bd9bd6

#d6a09b

#b4d69b

#9bd2d6

Shades

Color #bd9bd6 mixed toward black.

#a070c4

#8348af

#623683

#412457

#21122c

Tints

Color #bd9bd6 mixed toward white.

#c8acdd

#d3bce4

#decdeb

#e9def1

#f4eef8

Tones

Color #bd9bd6 mixed toward gray.

#bca0d1

#bca5cc

#bbaac7

#baafc2

#b9b4be

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafca · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b4c7 · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#bbbfbd · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 21.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9bd6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9bd6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bd9bd6 (#bd9bd6) is rgb(189, 155, 214) in RGB.

No, #bd9bd6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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