#b286c4

Color #b286c4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.73 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b286c4

RGB

rgb(178, 134, 196)

HSL

hsl(282.6, 34.4%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.6, 31.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.2%, 31.6%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(62.08, 28.01, -25.76)

LCH

lch(62.08, 38.05, 317.4)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.1011, 315.88)

HWB

hwb(282.6, 52.5%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98c486

Analogous

#9386c4

#b286c4

#c486b7

Triadic

#b286c4

#c4b286

#86c4b2

Split-complementary

#b286c4

#b7c486

#86c493

Tetradic

#b286c4

#c48698

#98c486

#86c4b2

Square

#b286c4

#c49386

#98c486

#86b7c4

Shades

Color #b286c4 mixed toward black.

#9a61b2

#7e4894

#5e366f

#3f244a

#1f1225

Tints

Color #b286c4 mixed toward white.

#bf9ace

#ccaed8

#d8c3e1

#e5d7eb

#f2ebf5

Tones

Color #b286c4 mixed toward gray.

#b08bbf

#ae90ba

#ab96b4

#a99baf

#a7a0aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a0b7 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a6b4 · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#b0adaa · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b286c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b286c4]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b286c4 (#b286c4) is rgb(178, 134, 196) in RGB.

No, #b286c4 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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