#b68bc8

Color #b68bc8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.37 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b68bc8

RGB

rgb(182, 139, 200)

HSL

hsl(282.3, 35.7%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.3, 30.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 30.5%, 0%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(63.82, 27.33, -25.31)

LCH

lch(63.82, 37.25, 317.2)

OKLCH

oklch(69.9%, 0.0989, 315.7)

HWB

hwb(282.3, 54.5%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9dc88b

Analogous

#988bc8

#b68bc8

#c88bbc

Triadic

#b68bc8

#c8b68b

#8bc8b6

Split-complementary

#b68bc8

#bcc88b

#8bc898

Tetradic

#b68bc8

#c88b9d

#9dc88b

#8bc8b6

Square

#b68bc8

#c8988b

#9dc88b

#8bbcc8

Shades

Color #b68bc8 mixed toward black.

#9e65b6

#824999

#613773

#41244d

#201226

Tints

Color #b68bc8 mixed toward white.

#c29ed1

#ceb2da

#dbc5e4

#e7d8ed

#f3ecf6

Tones

Color #b68bc8 mixed toward gray.

#b490c3

#b295be

#b09ab9

#ae9fb4

#aca4af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a5bc · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#a8abb8 · ΔE 18.1

Tritanopia

#b4b1ae · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b68bc8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b68bc8]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b68bc8 (#b68bc8) is rgb(182, 139, 200) in RGB.

No, #b68bc8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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