#b09bcd

Color #b09bcd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.23 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b09bcd

RGB

rgb(176, 155, 205)

HSL

hsl(265.2, 33.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.2, 24.4%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 24.4%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(67.34, 17.48, -22.76)

LCH

lch(67.34, 28.7, 307.52)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0747, 303.75)

HWB

hwb(265.2, 60.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8cd9b

Analogous

#9b9fcd

#b09bcd

#c99bcd

Triadic

#b09bcd

#cdb09b

#9bcdb0

Split-complementary

#b09bcd

#cdc99b

#9fcd9b

Tetradic

#b09bcd

#cd9bb8

#b8cd9b

#9bcdb0

Square

#b09bcd

#cd9b9f

#b8cd9b

#9bcdc9

Shades

Color #b09bcd mixed toward black.

#9073b9

#7250a0

#553c78

#392850

#1c1428

Tints

Color #b09bcd mixed toward white.

#bdacd5

#cabcde

#d8cde6

#e5deee

#f2eef7

Tones

Color #b09bcd mixed toward gray.

#b19fc9

#b1a3c5

#b2a8c1

#b3acbc

#b3b0b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c2 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#a9aac0 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#afb9b7 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 19.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b09bcd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09bcd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Purple #9370db

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#b09bcd (#b09bcd) is rgb(176, 155, 205) in RGB.

No, #b09bcd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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