#bd8fd9

Color #bd8fd9

A moderately saturated light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.84 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bd8fd9

RGB

rgb(189, 143, 217)

HSL

hsl(277.3, 49.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.3, 34.1%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 34.1%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(66.12, 30.87, -31.2)

LCH

lch(66.12, 43.89, 314.7)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.1155, 312.09)

HWB

hwb(277.3, 56.1%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abd98f

Analogous

#988fd9

#bd8fd9

#d98fd0

Triadic

#bd8fd9

#d9bd8f

#8fd9bd

Split-complementary

#bd8fd9

#d0d98f

#8fd998

Tetradic

#bd8fd9

#d98fab

#abd98f

#8fd9bd

Square

#bd8fd9

#d9988f

#abd98f

#8fd0d9

Shades

Color #bd8fd9 mixed toward black.

#a362ca

#863db3

#652e86

#431e5a

#220f2d

Tints

Color #bd8fd9 mixed toward white.

#c8a2df

#d3b4e6

#dec7ec

#e9daf2

#f4ecf9

Tones

Color #bd8fd9 mixed toward gray.

#bc95d3

#ba9bcd

#b9a2c7

#b7a8c0

#b6aeba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababca · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#aeb1c7 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#bbbebb · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd8fd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd8fd9]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#bd8fd9 (#bd8fd9) is rgb(189, 143, 217) in RGB.

No, #bd8fd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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