#b599cc

Color #b599cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.95 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b599cc

RGB

rgb(181, 153, 204)

HSL

hsl(272.9, 33.3%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.9, 25%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 25%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(67.25, 20, -22.3)

LCH

lch(67.25, 29.95, 311.89)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0787, 309.38)

HWB

hwb(272.9, 60%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0cc99

Analogous

#9b99cc

#b599cc

#cc99ca

Triadic

#b599cc

#ccb599

#99ccb5

Split-complementary

#b599cc

#cacc99

#99cc9b

Tetradic

#b599cc

#cc99b0

#b0cc99

#99ccb5

Square

#b599cc

#cc9b99

#b0cc99

#99cacc

Shades

Color #b599cc mixed toward black.

#9871b8

#7b4f9f

#5c3c77

#3d284f

#1f1428

Tints

Color #b599cc mixed toward white.

#c1aad4

#cebbdd

#dacce5

#e6ddee

#f3eef6

Tones

Color #b599cc mixed toward gray.

#b59dc8

#b4a2c3

#b4a6bf

#b3aabb

#b3aeb7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa9c1 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#abadbf · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#b4b8b6 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 19.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b599cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b599cc]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b599cc (#b599cc) is rgb(181, 153, 204) in RGB.

No, #b599cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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