#b56fdf

Color #b56fdf

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 11.64 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b56fdf

RGB

rgb(181, 111, 223)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 63.6%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 50.2%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.8%, 50.2%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(58.53, 47.28, -46.48)

LCH

lch(58.53, 66.3, 315.49)

OKLCH

oklch(66.2%, 0.173, 311.39)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 43.5%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99df6f

Analogous

#7d6fdf

#b56fdf

#df6fd1

Triadic

#b56fdf

#dfb56f

#6fdfb5

Split-complementary

#b56fdf

#d1df6f

#6fdf7d

Tetradic

#b56fdf

#df6f99

#99df6f

#6fdfb5

Square

#b56fdf

#df7d6f

#99df6f

#6fd1df

Shades

Color #b56fdf mixed toward black.

#9e42d5

#8129b6

#611e89

#41145b

#200a2e

Tints

Color #b56fdf mixed toward white.

#c187e4

#ce9fea

#dab7ef

#e6cff4

#f3e7fa

Tones

Color #b56fdf mixed toward gray.

#b378d6

#b082cc

#ae8bc3

#ac94ba

#a99eb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9bcb · ΔE 16.1

Deuteranopia

#9fa4c6 · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#b2b9b5 · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 26.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b56fdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b56fdf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b56fdf (#b56fdf) is rgb(181, 111, 223) in RGB.

No, #b56fdf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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