#b31aff

Color #b31aff

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Dark Violet #9400d3 · ΔE 16 Nearest Tailwind class purple-500 #ad46ff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b31aff

RGB

rgb(179, 26, 255)

HSL

hsl(280.1, 100%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.1, 89.8%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 89.8%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(48.94, 85.2, -79.83)

LCH

lch(48.94, 116.76, 316.86)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.2932, 309.22)

HWB

hwb(280.1, 10.2%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#66ff1a

Analogous

#411aff

#b31aff

#ff1ad8

Triadic

#b31aff

#ffb31a

#1affb3

Split-complementary

#b31aff

#d8ff1a

#1aff41

Tetradic

#b31aff

#ff1a66

#66ff1a

#1affb3

Square

#b31aff

#ff411a

#66ff1a

#1ad8ff

Shades

Color #b31aff mixed toward black.

#9d00ea

#7d00bb

#5e008d

#3f005e

#1f002f

Tints

Color #b31aff mixed toward white.

#c040ff

#cc66ff

#d98dff

#e6b3ff

#f2d9ff

Tones

Color #b31aff mixed toward gray.

#ad2dec

#a640d9

#a053c6

#9966b3

#9379a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.51:1

White text reads better on this background (4.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8ae2 · ΔE 22.1

Deuteranopia

#9299da · ΔE 26.5

Tritanopia

#afc7c0 · ΔE 41

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 32.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b31aff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b31aff]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b31aff (#b31aff) is rgb(179, 26, 255) in RGB.

No, #b31aff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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