#b29fda

Color #b29fda

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.45 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b29fda

RGB

rgb(178, 159, 218)

HSL

hsl(259.3, 44.4%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.3, 27.1%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.3%, 27.1%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(68.98, 18.74, -27.41)

LCH

lch(68.98, 33.2, 304.36)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0861, 299.04)

HWB

hwb(259.3, 62.4%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c7da9f

Analogous

#9fa9da

#b29fda

#cf9fda

Triadic

#b29fda

#dab29f

#9fdab2

Split-complementary

#b29fda

#dacf9f

#a9da9f

Tetradic

#b29fda

#da9fc7

#c7da9f

#9fdab2

Square

#b29fda

#da9fa9

#c7da9f

#9fdacf

Shades

Color #b29fda mixed toward black.

#8e72c9

#6a46b5

#4f3488

#35235b

#1a112d

Tints

Color #b29fda mixed toward white.

#bfafe0

#ccbfe6

#d8cfec

#e5dff3

#f2eff9

Tones

Color #b29fda mixed toward gray.

#b4a4d5

#b5a9d0

#b7aecb

#b9b3c6

#bbb8c1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaace · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#abadcb · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b1c3c1 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29fda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29fda]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#b29fda (#b29fda) is rgb(178, 159, 218) in RGB.

No, #b29fda is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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