#b27ec6

Color #b27ec6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.14 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b27ec6

RGB

rgb(178, 126, 198)

HSL

hsl(283.3, 38.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.3, 36.4%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 36.4%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(60.31, 32.9, -29.64)

LCH

lch(60.31, 44.28, 317.98)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.1178, 316.27)

HWB

hwb(283.3, 49.4%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92c67e

Analogous

#8e7ec6

#b27ec6

#c67eb6

Triadic

#b27ec6

#c6b27e

#7ec6b2

Split-complementary

#b27ec6

#b6c67e

#7ec68e

Tetradic

#b27ec6

#c67e92

#92c67e

#7ec6b2

Square

#b27ec6

#c68e7e

#92c67e

#7eb6c6

Shades

Color #b27ec6 mixed toward black.

#9c58b5

#7e4296

#5f3270

#3f214b

#201125

Tints

Color #b27ec6 mixed toward white.

#bf93cf

#cca9d9

#d8bee2

#e5d4ec

#f2e9f5

Tones

Color #b27ec6 mixed toward gray.

#af84c0

#ad8aba

#aa90b4

#a796ae

#a59ca8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb8 · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#a1a5b4 · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#b0aca9 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 23.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b27ec6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b27ec6]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b27ec6 (#b27ec6) is rgb(178, 126, 198) in RGB.

No, #b27ec6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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