#b494ca

Color #b494ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.95 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b494ca

RGB

rgb(180, 148, 202)

HSL

hsl(275.6, 33.7%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.6, 26.7%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.9%, 26.7%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(65.86, 22.06, -23.31)

LCH

lch(65.86, 32.09, 313.42)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0845, 311.16)

HWB

hwb(275.6, 58%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaca94

Analogous

#9994ca

#b494ca

#ca94c5

Triadic

#b494ca

#cab494

#94cab4

Split-complementary

#b494ca

#c5ca94

#94ca99

Tetradic

#b494ca

#ca94aa

#aaca94

#94cab4

Square

#b494ca

#ca9994

#aaca94

#94c5ca

Shades

Color #b494ca mixed toward black.

#996db7

#7c4d9c

#5d3a75

#3e274e

#1f1327

Tints

Color #b494ca mixed toward white.

#c0a6d3

#cdb8dc

#d9c9e4

#e6dbed

#f2edf6

Tones

Color #b494ca mixed toward gray.

#b398c5

#b29dc1

#b1a1bc

#b1a6b8

#b0aab3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7bf · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#a9abbc · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#b3b5b3 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b494ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b494ca]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b494ca (#b494ca) is rgb(180, 148, 202) in RGB.

No, #b494ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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