#b253ec

Color #b253ec

A vivid, highly saturated light purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 10.61 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b253ec

RGB

rgb(178, 83, 236)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 80.1%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 64.8%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.6%, 64.8%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(53.72, 63.23, -61.47)

LCH

lch(53.72, 88.18, 315.81)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.2265, 309.97)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 32.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8dec53

Analogous

#6553ec

#b253ec

#ec53d9

Triadic

#b253ec

#ecb253

#53ecb2

Split-complementary

#b253ec

#d9ec53

#53ec65

Tetradic

#b253ec

#ec538d

#8dec53

#53ecb2

Square

#b253ec

#ec6553

#8dec53

#53d9ec

Shades

Color #b253ec mixed toward black.

#9d23e7

#7f15bf

#5f1090

#3f0b60

#200530

Tints

Color #b253ec mixed toward white.

#bf6fef

#cc8cf2

#d9a9f5

#e5c6f9

#f2e2fc

Tones

Color #b253ec mixed toward gray.

#af60df

#ac6cd2

#a979c6

#a686b9

#a293ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9392d4 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#979dcd · ΔE 22.2

Tritanopia

#afbeb8 · ΔE 35.8

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 29.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b253ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b253ec]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b253ec (#b253ec) is rgb(178, 83, 236) in RGB.

No, #b253ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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