#b189cc

Color #b189cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.33 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b189cc

RGB

rgb(177, 137, 204)

HSL

hsl(275.8, 39.6%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.8, 32.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 32.8%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(63.01, 27.7, -28.84)

LCH

lch(63.01, 39.99, 313.84)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.105, 311.06)

HWB

hwb(275.8, 53.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4cc89

Analogous

#9089cc

#b189cc

#cc89c6

Triadic

#b189cc

#ccb189

#89ccb1

Split-complementary

#b189cc

#c6cc89

#89cc90

Tetradic

#b189cc

#cc89a4

#a4cc89

#89ccb1

Square

#b189cc

#cc9089

#a4cc89

#89c6cc

Shades

Color #b189cc mixed toward black.

#9761bb

#7a459f

#5c3477

#3d224f

#1f1128

Tints

Color #b189cc mixed toward white.

#be9dd5

#cbb0dd

#d8c4e6

#e5d8ee

#f2ebf7

Tones

Color #b189cc mixed toward gray.

#b08fc6

#af94c1

#ae9abb

#ad9fb6

#aca5b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1bf · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a6bb · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#afb3b0 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 22.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b189cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b189cc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b189cc (#b189cc) is rgb(177, 137, 204) in RGB.

No, #b189cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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