#b38dc5

Color #b38dc5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.45 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b38dc5

RGB

rgb(179, 141, 197)

HSL

hsl(280.7, 32.6%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.7, 28.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.1%, 28.4%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(63.89, 24.61, -23.55)

LCH

lch(63.89, 34.06, 316.26)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0903, 314.69)

HWB

hwb(280.7, 55.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fc58d

Analogous

#978dc5

#b38dc5

#c58dbb

Triadic

#b38dc5

#c5b38d

#8dc5b3

Split-complementary

#b38dc5

#bbc58d

#8dc597

Tetradic

#b38dc5

#c58d9f

#9fc58d

#8dc5b3

Square

#b38dc5

#c5978d

#9fc58d

#8dbbc5

Shades

Color #b38dc5 mixed toward black.

#9a68b2

#7e4c95

#5e3970

#3f264b

#1f1325

Tints

Color #b38dc5 mixed toward white.

#c0a0cf

#ccb3d8

#d9c6e2

#e6d9ec

#f2ecf5

Tones

Color #b38dc5 mixed toward gray.

#b192c0

#b096bc

#ae9bb7

#aca0b2

#aba4ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b9 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#a6a9b7 · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#b1b0ad · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38dc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38dc5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b38dc5 (#b38dc5) is rgb(179, 141, 197) in RGB.

No, #b38dc5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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