#b56add

Color #b56add

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Orchid #ba55d3 · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b56add

RGB

rgb(181, 106, 221)

HSL

hsl(279.1, 62.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.1, 52%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.1%, 52%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(57.42, 49.48, -47.11)

LCH

lch(57.42, 68.32, 316.41)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1787, 312.57)

HWB

hwb(279.1, 41.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92dd6a

Analogous

#7b6add

#b56add

#dd6acc

Triadic

#b56add

#ddb56a

#6addb5

Split-complementary

#b56add

#ccdd6a

#6add7b

Tetradic

#b56add

#dd6a92

#92dd6a

#6addb5

Square

#b56add

#dd7b6a

#92dd6a

#6accdd

Shades

Color #b56add mixed toward black.

#9f3ed3

#8229b1

#611e85

#411459

#200a2c

Tints

Color #b56add mixed toward white.

#c183e3

#ce9ce8

#dab4ee

#e6cdf4

#f3e6f9

Tones

Color #b56add mixed toward gray.

#b274d3

#af7dca

#ac87c0

#a990b7

#a69aad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9ac9 · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#9ea3c4 · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#b2b7b3 · ΔE 31.6

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b56add;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b56add]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b56add (#b56add) is rgb(181, 106, 221) in RGB.

No, #b56add is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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