#b29ced

Color #b29ced

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.14 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b29ced

RGB

rgb(178, 156, 237)

HSL

hsl(256.3, 69.2%, 77.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.3, 34.2%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.9%, 34.2%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(69.01, 24.81, -37.81)

LCH

lch(69.01, 45.22, 303.27)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.1166, 295.93)

HWB

hwb(256.3, 61.2%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7ed9c

Analogous

#9cafed

#b29ced

#db9ced

Triadic

#b29ced

#edb29c

#9cedb2

Split-complementary

#b29ced

#eddb9c

#afed9c

Tetradic

#b29ced

#ed9cd7

#d7ed9c

#9cedb2

Square

#b29ced

#ed9caf

#d7ed9c

#9ceddb

Shades

Color #b29ced mixed toward black.

#8765e3

#5c2dd9

#431ea6

#2d146f

#160a37

Tints

Color #b29ced mixed toward white.

#bfadf0

#ccbdf3

#d9cef6

#e5def9

#f2effc

Tones

Color #b29ced mixed toward gray.

#b5a3e6

#b8aae0

#bbb0d9

#beb7d2

#c2becb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9dd · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#aaacd9 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#b1cfcc · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29ced;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29ced]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b29ced (#b29ced) is rgb(178, 156, 237) in RGB.

No, #b29ced is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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