#b29fc2

Color #b29fc2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b29fc2

RGB

rgb(178, 159, 194)

HSL

hsl(272.6, 22.3%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.6, 18%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 18%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(68.14, 13.58, -15.43)

LCH

lch(68.14, 20.55, 311.35)

OKLCH

oklch(73.1%, 0.054, 309.44)

HWB

hwb(272.6, 62.4%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc29f

Analogous

#a09fc2

#b29fc2

#c29fc0

Triadic

#b29fc2

#c2b29f

#9fc2b2

Split-complementary

#b29fc2

#c0c29f

#9fc2a0

Tetradic

#b29fc2

#c29faf

#afc29f

#9fc2b2

Square

#b29fc2

#c2a09f

#afc29f

#9fc0c2

Shades

Color #b29fc2 mixed toward black.

#957bab

#785b90

#5a456c

#3c2e48

#1e1724

Tints

Color #b29fc2 mixed toward white.

#bfafcc

#ccbfd6

#d8cfe0

#e5dfeb

#f2eff5

Tones

Color #b29fc2 mixed toward gray.

#b2a2bf

#b1a5bc

#b1a8b9

#b1abb6

#b1aeb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaba · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#abadb8 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#b1b4b2 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29fc2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29fc2]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b29fc2 (#b29fc2) is rgb(178, 159, 194) in RGB.

No, #b29fc2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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