#b23ace

Color #b23ace

A moderately saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#b23ace

RGB

rgb(178, 58, 206)

HSL

hsl(288.6, 60.2%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.6, 71.8%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 71.8%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(48.2, 67.51, -53.3)

LCH

lch(48.2, 86.01, 321.71)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.2292, 319.28)

HWB

hwb(288.6, 22.7%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56ce3a

Analogous

#683ace

#b23ace

#ce3aa0

Triadic

#b23ace

#ceb23a

#3aceb2

Split-complementary

#b23ace

#a0ce3a

#3ace68

Tetradic

#b23ace

#ce3a56

#56ce3a

#3aceb2

Square

#b23ace

#ce683a

#56ce3a

#3aa0ce

Shades

Color #b23ace mixed toward black.

#972cb0

#79238d

#5b1a6a

#3c1247

#1e0923

Tints

Color #b23ace mixed toward white.

#bf5bd6

#cc7cde

#d89de7

#e5bdef

#f2def7

Tones

Color #b23ace mixed toward gray.

#aa46c2

#a353b5

#9b5fa9

#936b9d

#8c7890

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.39:1

White text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8db8 · ΔE 23.7

Deuteranopia

#949ab2 · ΔE 27.5

Tritanopia

#aea39e · ΔE 35.9

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 29.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b23ace;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b23ace]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b23ace (#b23ace) is rgb(178, 58, 206) in RGB.

No, #b23ace is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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