#b27fcc

Color #b27fcc

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.29 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b27fcc

RGB

rgb(178, 127, 204)

HSL

hsl(279.7, 43%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.7, 37.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.7%, 37.7%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(60.79, 33.61, -32.28)

LCH

lch(60.79, 46.6, 316.16)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.123, 313.72)

HWB

hwb(279.7, 49.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99cc7f

Analogous

#8b7fcc

#b27fcc

#cc7fc0

Triadic

#b27fcc

#ccb27f

#7fccb2

Split-complementary

#b27fcc

#c0cc7f

#7fcc8b

Tetradic

#b27fcc

#cc7f99

#99cc7f

#7fccb2

Square

#b27fcc

#cc8b7f

#99cc7f

#7fc0cc

Shades

Color #b27fcc mixed toward black.

#9a58bc

#7e3f9e

#5e2f76

#3f1f4f

#1f1027

Tints

Color #b27fcc mixed toward white.

#bf94d4

#ccaadd

#d8bfe5

#e5d4ee

#f2eaf6

Tones

Color #b27fcc mixed toward gray.

#b085c6

#ae8cbf

#ac92b9

#aa99b2

#a89fac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9ebd · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#a1a5b9 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#b0b0ad · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b27fcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b27fcc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b27fcc (#b27fcc) is rgb(178, 127, 204) in RGB.

No, #b27fcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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