#b99bd5

Color #b99bd5

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b99bd5

RGB

rgb(185, 155, 213)

HSL

hsl(271, 40.8%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271, 27.2%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.1%, 27.2%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(68.43, 22.08, -25.45)

LCH

lch(68.43, 33.69, 310.94)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0882, 307.86)

HWB

hwb(271, 60.8%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7d59b

Analogous

#9c9bd5

#b99bd5

#d59bd4

Triadic

#b99bd5

#d5b99b

#9bd5b9

Split-complementary

#b99bd5

#d4d59b

#9bd59c

Tetradic

#b99bd5

#d59bb7

#b7d59b

#9bd5b9

Square

#b99bd5

#d59c9b

#b7d59b

#9bd4d5

Shades

Color #b99bd5 mixed toward black.

#9b70c3

#7c49ad

#5d3682

#3e2456

#1f122b

Tints

Color #b99bd5 mixed toward white.

#c5acdc

#d0bce3

#dccdea

#e8def1

#f3eef8

Tones

Color #b99bd5 mixed toward gray.

#b9a0d0

#b9a5cb

#b9aac7

#b8aec2

#b8b3bd

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

#adadc9 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#afb1c6 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#b8bfbc · ΔE 23.5

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99bd5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99bd5]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b99bd5 (#b99bd5) is rgb(185, 155, 213) in RGB.

No, #b99bd5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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