#b28eca

Color #b28eca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.6 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b28eca

RGB

rgb(178, 142, 202)

HSL

hsl(276, 36.1%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 29.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 29.7%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(64.22, 24.78, -25.85)

LCH

lch(64.22, 35.81, 313.79)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0942, 311.34)

HWB

hwb(276, 55.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6ca8e

Analogous

#948eca

#b28eca

#ca8ec4

Triadic

#b28eca

#cab28e

#8ecab2

Split-complementary

#b28eca

#c4ca8e

#8eca94

Tetradic

#b28eca

#ca8ea6

#a6ca8e

#8ecab2

Square

#b28eca

#ca948e

#a6ca8e

#8ec4ca

Shades

Color #b28eca mixed toward black.

#9767b8

#7b499c

#5c3775

#3e254e

#1f1227

Tints

Color #b28eca mixed toward white.

#bfa1d3

#ccb4dc

#d9c7e5

#e5d9ed

#f2ecf6

Tones

Color #b28eca mixed toward gray.

#b193c5

#b098c0

#af9dbb

#aea2b6

#ada7b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3be · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a8bb · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#b0b3b1 · ΔE 23.4

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b28eca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28eca]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b28eca (#b28eca) is rgb(178, 142, 202) in RGB.

No, #b28eca 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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