#b39ec0

Color #b39ec0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b39ec0

RGB

rgb(179, 158, 192)

HSL

hsl(277.1, 21.2%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.1, 17.7%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.8%, 17.7%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(67.91, 14.06, -14.65)

LCH

lch(67.91, 20.31, 313.82)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0536, 312.58)

HWB

hwb(277.1, 62%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abc09e

Analogous

#a29ec0

#b39ec0

#c09ebc

Triadic

#b39ec0

#c0b39e

#9ec0b3

Split-complementary

#b39ec0

#bcc09e

#9ec0a2

Tetradic

#b39ec0

#c09eab

#abc09e

#9ec0b3

Square

#b39ec0

#c0a29e

#abc09e

#9ebcc0

Shades

Color #b39ec0 mixed toward black.

#977ba9

#7a5c8d

#5c456a

#3d2e47

#1f1723

Tints

Color #b39ec0 mixed toward white.

#c0aeca

#ccbed5

#d9cedf

#e6dfea

#f2eff4

Tones

Color #b39ec0 mixed toward gray.

#b2a1bd

#b2a4ba

#b1a6b7

#b0a9b5

#b0acb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab9 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#acadb7 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#b2b2b1 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b39ec0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b39ec0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b39ec0 (#b39ec0) is rgb(179, 158, 192) in RGB.

No, #b39ec0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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