#b99aca

Color #b99aca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.51 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b99aca

RGB

rgb(185, 154, 202)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 31.2%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 23.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 23.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(67.79, 20.34, -20.33)

LCH

lch(67.79, 28.76, 315.01)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.076, 313.45)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 60.4%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abca9a

Analogous

#a19aca

#b99aca

#ca9ac3

Triadic

#b99aca

#cab99a

#9acab9

Split-complementary

#b99aca

#c3ca9a

#9acaa1

Tetradic

#b99aca

#ca9aab

#abca9a

#9acab9

Square

#b99aca

#caa19a

#abca9a

#9ac3ca

Shades

Color #b99aca mixed toward black.

#9e73b6

#82529c

#613d75

#41294e

#201427

Tints

Color #b99aca mixed toward white.

#c5abd3

#d0bcdc

#dccce5

#e8dded

#f3eef6

Tones

Color #b99aca mixed toward gray.

#b89ec6

#b7a2c2

#b6a6be

#b4aaba

#b3aeb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacc0 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#aeb0bd · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#b8b7b5 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99aca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99aca]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b99aca (#b99aca) is rgb(185, 154, 202) in RGB.

No, #b99aca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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