#b96fc9

Color #b96fc9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 12.46 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#b96fc9

RGB

rgb(185, 111, 201)

HSL

hsl(289.3, 45.5%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.3, 44.8%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 44.8%, 0%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(57.94, 43.82, -34.95)

LCH

lch(57.94, 56.05, 321.42)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.1509, 320.3)

HWB

hwb(289.3, 43.5%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7fc96f

Analogous

#8c6fc9

#b96fc9

#c96fac

Triadic

#b96fc9

#c9b96f

#6fc9b9

Split-complementary

#b96fc9

#acc96f

#6fc98c

Tetradic

#b96fc9

#c96f7f

#7fc96f

#6fc9b9

Square

#b96fc9

#c98c6f

#7fc96f

#6facc9

Shades

Color #b96fc9 mixed toward black.

#a749bb

#863997

#652b72

#431c4c

#220e26

Tints

Color #b96fc9 mixed toward white.

#c587d2

#d09fdb

#dcb7e4

#e8cfed

#f3e7f6

Tones

Color #b96fc9 mixed toward gray.

#b477c2

#af7eba

#ab86b3

#a68dab

#a195a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9eb8 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#a2a7b4 · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#b6aaa6 · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b96fc9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b96fc9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b96fc9 (#b96fc9) is rgb(185, 111, 201) in RGB.

No, #b96fc9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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