#d8b5ef

Color #d8b5ef

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.94 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#d8b5ef

RGB

rgb(216, 181, 239)

HSL

hsl(276.2, 64.4%, 82.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.2, 24.3%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 24.3%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(78.39, 23.06, -24.16)

LCH

lch(78.39, 33.4, 313.67)

OKLCH

oklch(82.3%, 0.088, 311.73)

HWB

hwb(276.2, 71%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccefb5

Analogous

#bbb5ef

#d8b5ef

#efb5e9

Triadic

#d8b5ef

#efd8b5

#b5efd8

Split-complementary

#d8b5ef

#e9efb5

#b5efbb

Tetradic

#d8b5ef

#efb5cc

#ccefb5

#b5efd8

Square

#d8b5ef

#efbbb5

#ccefb5

#b5e9ef

Shades

Color #d8b5ef mixed toward black.

#ba7ce3

#9b42d6

#7725ad

#4f1973

#280c3a

Tints

Color #d8b5ef mixed toward white.

#dfc2f2

#e5cef4

#ecdaf7

#f2e6fa

#f9f3fc

Tones

Color #d8b5ef mixed toward gray.

#d7baea

#d6bfe5

#d5c4e1

#d4c8dc

#d3cdd7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cacae3 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#cccee0 · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#d6d8d6 · ΔE 22.6

Achromatopsia

#c2c2c2 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d8b5ef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d8b5ef]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#d8b5ef (#d8b5ef) is rgb(216, 181, 239) in RGB.

No, #d8b5ef is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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