#b280bf

Color #b280bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.5 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b280bf

RGB

rgb(178, 128, 191)

HSL

hsl(287.6, 33%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.6, 33%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 33%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(60.49, 30.34, -25.4)

LCH

lch(60.49, 39.57, 320.06)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.1062, 319.2)

HWB

hwb(287.6, 50.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8dbf80

Analogous

#9280bf

#b280bf

#bf80ac

Triadic

#b280bf

#bfb280

#80bfb2

Split-complementary

#b280bf

#acbf80

#80bf92

Tetradic

#b280bf

#bf808d

#8dbf80

#80bfb2

Square

#b280bf

#bf9280

#8dbf80

#80acbf

Shades

Color #b280bf mixed toward black.

#9c5cad

#7f478d

#5f356a

#3f2447

#201223

Tints

Color #b280bf mixed toward white.

#bf95ca

#ccaad4

#d8bfdf

#e5d5ea

#f2eaf4

Tones

Color #b280bf mixed toward gray.

#af85ba

#ac8ab4

#a990af

#a695aa

#a29aa5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9eb2 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a5af · ΔE 19.9

Tritanopia

#b0a7a5 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 22.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b280bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b280bf]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b280bf (#b280bf) is rgb(178, 128, 191) in RGB.

No, #b280bf 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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