#b59fc3

Color #b59fc3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b59fc3

RGB

rgb(181, 159, 195)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 23.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 18.5%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 18.5%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(68.43, 14.79, -15.51)

LCH

lch(68.43, 21.43, 313.64)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0566, 312.21)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 62.4%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adc39f

Analogous

#a39fc3

#b59fc3

#c39fbf

Triadic

#b59fc3

#c3b59f

#9fc3b5

Split-complementary

#b59fc3

#bfc39f

#9fc3a3

Tetradic

#b59fc3

#c39fad

#adc39f

#9fc3b5

Square

#b59fc3

#c3a39f

#adc39f

#9fbfc3

Shades

Color #b59fc3 mixed toward black.

#997bac

#7c5b91

#5d446d

#3e2d49

#1f1724

Tints

Color #b59fc3 mixed toward white.

#c1afcd

#cebfd7

#dacfe1

#e6dfeb

#f3eff5

Tones

Color #b59fc3 mixed toward gray.

#b4a2c0

#b4a5bd

#b3a8ba

#b2abb7

#b2aeb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacbb · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#adafb9 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#b4b5b3 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59fc3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59fc3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b59fc3 (#b59fc3) is rgb(181, 159, 195) in RGB.

No, #b59fc3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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