#bf9bd9

Color #bf9bd9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.89 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bf9bd9

RGB

rgb(191, 155, 217)

HSL

hsl(274.8, 44.9%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.8, 28.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12%, 28.6%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(69.13, 24.84, -26.53)

LCH

lch(69.13, 36.34, 313.12)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0955, 310.54)

HWB

hwb(274.8, 60.8%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5d99b

Analogous

#a09bd9

#bf9bd9

#d99bd4

Triadic

#bf9bd9

#d9bf9b

#9bd9bf

Split-complementary

#bf9bd9

#d4d99b

#9bd9a0

Tetradic

#bf9bd9

#d99bb5

#b5d99b

#9bd9bf

Square

#bf9bd9

#d9a09b

#b5d99b

#9bd4d9

Shades

Color #bf9bd9 mixed toward black.

#a26ec8

#8544b4

#643387

#42225a

#21112d

Tints

Color #bf9bd9 mixed toward white.

#caacdf

#d4bce6

#dfcdec

#eadef2

#f4eef9

Tones

Color #bf9bd9 mixed toward gray.

#bea0d4

#bda5cf

#bcaac9

#bcb0c4

#bbb5bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b0cc · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#b3b5c9 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#bdc1bf · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bf9bd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bf9bd9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bf9bd9 (#bf9bd9) is rgb(191, 155, 217) in RGB.

No, #bf9bd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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