#bd9ff6

Color #bd9ff6

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.09 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9ff6

RGB

rgb(189, 159, 246)

HSL

hsl(260.7, 82.9%, 79.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.7, 35.4%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.2%, 35.4%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(71.06, 28.43, -39.46)

LCH

lch(71.06, 48.63, 305.77)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.1255, 299.28)

HWB

hwb(260.7, 62.4%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d8f69f

Analogous

#9facf6

#bd9ff6

#e99ff6

Triadic

#bd9ff6

#f6bd9f

#9ff6bd

Split-complementary

#bd9ff6

#f6e99f

#acf69f

Tetradic

#bd9ff6

#f69fd8

#d8f69f

#9ff6bd

Square

#bd9ff6

#f69fac

#d8f69f

#9ff6e9

Shades

Color #bd9ff6 mixed toward black.

#9361f0

#6823ea

#4b11b9

#320c7b

#19063e

Tints

Color #bd9ff6 mixed toward white.

#c8aff8

#d3bff9

#decffb

#e9dffc

#f4effe

Tones

Color #bd9ff6 mixed toward gray.

#bfa6ef

#c1ade8

#c4b5e0

#c6bcd9

#c8c3d2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1e5 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b5e0 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#bcd6d3 · ΔE 26.4

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 23.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9ff6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9ff6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#bd9ff6 (#bd9ff6) is rgb(189, 159, 246) in RGB.

No, #bd9ff6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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