#bd86e3

Color #bd86e3

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Medium Purple #9370db · ΔE 14.47 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bd86e3

RGB

rgb(189, 134, 227)

HSL

hsl(275.5, 62.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.5, 41%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 41%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(64.5, 37.98, -39.26)

LCH

lch(64.5, 54.62, 314.05)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.1429, 310.4)

HWB

hwb(275.5, 52.5%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ace386

Analogous

#8f86e3

#bd86e3

#e386da

Triadic

#bd86e3

#e3bd86

#86e3bd

Split-complementary

#bd86e3

#dae386

#86e38f

Tetradic

#bd86e3

#e386ac

#ace386

#86e3bd

Square

#bd86e3

#e38f86

#ace386

#86dae3

Shades

Color #bd86e3 mixed toward black.

#a255d8

#862dc3

#652293

#431762

#220b31

Tints

Color #bd86e3 mixed toward white.

#c89ae8

#d3aeec

#dec3f1

#e9d7f6

#f4ebfa

Tones

Color #bd86e3 mixed toward gray.

#bc8edb

#ba96d4

#b99dcc

#b7a5c4

#b6adbc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8d1 · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#abafcd · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#bbc2be · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd86e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd86e3]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bd86e3 (#bd86e3) is rgb(189, 134, 227) in RGB.

No, #bd86e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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