#b291c5

Color #b291c5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.57 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b291c5

RGB

rgb(178, 145, 197)

HSL

hsl(278.1, 31%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.1, 26.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 26.4%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(64.76, 22.04, -22.22)

LCH

lch(64.76, 31.3, 314.77)

OKLCH

oklch(70.5%, 0.0826, 312.94)

HWB

hwb(278.1, 56.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4c591

Analogous

#9891c5

#b291c5

#c591be

Triadic

#b291c5

#c5b291

#91c5b2

Split-complementary

#b291c5

#bec591

#91c598

Tetradic

#b291c5

#c591a4

#a4c591

#91c5b2

Square

#b291c5

#c59891

#a4c591

#91bec5

Shades

Color #b291c5 mixed toward black.

#986cb1

#7c4f95

#5d3b70

#3e274b

#1f1425

Tints

Color #b291c5 mixed toward white.

#bfa3cf

#ccb6d8

#d9c8e2

#e5daec

#f2edf5

Tones

Color #b291c5 mixed toward gray.

#b195c1

#b09abc

#af9eb8

#ada2b4

#aca7af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a4ba · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#a7a9b7 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#b1b1af · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 20.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b291c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b291c5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b291c5 (#b291c5) is rgb(178, 145, 197) in RGB.

No, #b291c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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