#b59ec3

Color #b59ec3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b59ec3

RGB

rgb(181, 158, 195)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 23.6%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 19%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 19%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(68.18, 15.35, -15.89)

LCH

lch(68.18, 22.09, 314.01)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0583, 312.64)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 62%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acc39e

Analogous

#a29ec3

#b59ec3

#c39ebe

Triadic

#b59ec3

#c3b59e

#9ec3b5

Split-complementary

#b59ec3

#bec39e

#9ec3a2

Tetradic

#b59ec3

#c39eac

#acc39e

#9ec3b5

Square

#b59ec3

#c3a29e

#acc39e

#9ebec3

Shades

Color #b59ec3 mixed toward black.

#997aad

#7c5a91

#5d436d

#3e2d49

#1f1624

Tints

Color #b59ec3 mixed toward white.

#c1aecd

#cebed7

#dacee1

#e6dfeb

#f3eff5

Tones

Color #b59ec3 mixed toward gray.

#b4a1c0

#b3a4bd

#b3a7ba

#b2aab7

#b1adb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabbb · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#adafb9 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#b4b4b3 · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59ec3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59ec3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b59ec3 (#b59ec3) is rgb(181, 158, 195) in RGB.

No, #b59ec3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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