#b26ddb

Color #b26ddb

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.09 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b26ddb

RGB

rgb(178, 109, 219)

HSL

hsl(277.6, 60.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.6, 50.2%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 50.2%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(57.58, 46.67, -45.76)

LCH

lch(57.58, 65.36, 315.56)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1706, 311.48)

HWB

hwb(277.6, 42.7%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96db6d

Analogous

#7b6ddb

#b26ddb

#db6dcd

Triadic

#b26ddb

#dbb26d

#6ddbb2

Split-complementary

#b26ddb

#cddb6d

#6ddb7b

Tetradic

#b26ddb

#db6d96

#96db6d

#6ddbb2

Square

#b26ddb

#db7b6d

#96db6d

#6dcddb

Shades

Color #b26ddb mixed toward black.

#9b41d0

#7e2baf

#5f2083

#3f1658

#200b2c

Tints

Color #b26ddb mixed toward white.

#bf85e1

#cc9ee7

#d8b6ed

#e5cef3

#f2e7f9

Tones

Color #b26ddb mixed toward gray.

#b076d2

#ad7fc9

#ab88bf

#a992b6

#a69bad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9998c7 · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#9da1c2 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#afb6b2 · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 26.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b26ddb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b26ddb]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b26ddb (#b26ddb) is rgb(178, 109, 219) in RGB.

No, #b26ddb is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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