#b18ed4

Color #b18ed4

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.92 Nearest Tailwind class violet-400 #a684ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b18ed4

RGB

rgb(177, 142, 212)

HSL

hsl(270, 44.9%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 33%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.5%, 33%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(64.52, 26.64, -30.98)

LCH

lch(64.52, 40.86, 310.69)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.1065, 306.75)

HWB

hwb(270, 55.7%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1d48e

Analogous

#8e8ed4

#b18ed4

#d48ed4

Triadic

#b18ed4

#d4b18e

#8ed4b1

Split-complementary

#b18ed4

#d4d48e

#8ed48e

Tetradic

#b18ed4

#d48eb1

#b1d48e

#8ed4b1

Square

#b18ed4

#d48e8e

#b1d48e

#8ed4d4

Shades

Color #b18ed4 mixed toward black.

#9363c4

#7641ab

#583180

#3b2155

#1d102b

Tints

Color #b18ed4 mixed toward white.

#bea1db

#cbb4e2

#d8c6ea

#e5d9f1

#f2ecf8

Tones

Color #b18ed4 mixed toward gray.

#b194ce

#b19ac8

#b19fc2

#b1a5bd

#b1abb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a3a3c6 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#a5a7c2 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#afbab7 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b18ed4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b18ed4]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b18ed4 (#b18ed4) is rgb(177, 142, 212) in RGB.

No, #b18ed4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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