#b88ed6

Color #b88ed6

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.46 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b88ed6

RGB

rgb(184, 142, 214)

HSL

hsl(275, 46.8%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 33.6%, 83.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 33.6%, 0%, 16.1%)

LAB

lab(65.27, 29.24, -30.87)

LCH

lch(65.27, 42.52, 313.45)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.1115, 310.42)

HWB

hwb(275, 55.7%, 16.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acd68e

Analogous

#948ed6

#b88ed6

#d68ed0

Triadic

#b88ed6

#d6b88e

#8ed6b8

Split-complementary

#b88ed6

#d0d68e

#8ed694

Tetradic

#b88ed6

#d68eac

#acd68e

#8ed6b8

Square

#b88ed6

#d6948e

#acd68e

#8ed0d6

Shades

Color #b88ed6 mixed toward black.

#9d62c6

#803fae

#602f83

#402057

#20102c

Tints

Color #b88ed6 mixed toward white.

#c4a1dd

#d0b4e4

#dbc6eb

#e7d9f1

#f3ecf8

Tones

Color #b88ed6 mixed toward gray.

#b794d0

#b69aca

#b5a0c4

#b4a6be

#b3acb8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7c8 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#aaadc4 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#b6bbb8 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b88ed6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b88ed6]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b88ed6 (#b88ed6) is rgb(184, 142, 214) in RGB.

No, #b88ed6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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