#b39ac2

Color #b39ac2

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b39ac2

RGB

rgb(179, 154, 194)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 24.7%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 20.6%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.7%, 20.6%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(66.97, 16.7, -17.18)

LCH

lch(66.97, 23.96, 314.19)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0633, 312.69)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 60.4%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9c29a

Analogous

#9f9ac2

#b39ac2

#c29abd

Triadic

#b39ac2

#c2b39a

#9ac2b3

Split-complementary

#b39ac2

#bdc29a

#9ac29f

Tetradic

#b39ac2

#c29aa9

#a9c29a

#9ac2b3

Square

#b39ac2

#c29f9a

#a9c29a

#9abdc2

Shades

Color #b39ac2 mixed toward black.

#9876ac

#7b5791

#5c416c

#3e2c48

#1f1624

Tints

Color #b39ac2 mixed toward white.

#c0abcc

#ccbcd6

#d9cce0

#e6ddeb

#f2eef5

Tones

Color #b39ac2 mixed toward gray.

#b29dbf

#b1a1bb

#b0a4b8

#b0a7b5

#afabb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9b9 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#aaacb7 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#b2b2b0 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b39ac2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b39ac2]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b39ac2 (#b39ac2) is rgb(179, 154, 194) in RGB.

No, #b39ac2 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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