#d3b8dc

Color #d3b8dc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 6.29 Nearest Tailwind class purple-200 #e9d4ff · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#d3b8dc

RGB

rgb(211, 184, 220)

HSL

hsl(285, 34%, 79.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 16.4%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 16.4%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(78.05, 16.06, -14.46)

LCH

lch(78.05, 21.61, 318)

OKLCH

oklch(81.7%, 0.0577, 317.6)

HWB

hwb(285, 72.2%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1dcb8

Analogous

#c1b8dc

#d3b8dc

#dcb8d3

Triadic

#d3b8dc

#dcd3b8

#b8dcd3

Split-complementary

#d3b8dc

#d3dcb8

#b8dcc1

Tetradic

#d3b8dc

#dcb8c1

#c1dcb8

#b8dcd3

Square

#d3b8dc

#dcc1b8

#c1dcb8

#b8d3dc

Shades

Color #d3b8dc mixed toward black.

#b78bc6

#9b5eb0

#764387

#4f2c5a

#27162d

Tints

Color #d3b8dc mixed toward white.

#dac4e2

#e2d0e8

#e9dbed

#f0e7f3

#f8f3f9

Tones

Color #d3b8dc mixed toward gray.

#d1bbd9

#d0bed6

#cec1d3

#cdc4d0

#cbc7cd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c8c8d4 · ΔE 12.9

Deuteranopia

#c9cbd2 · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#d2cdcc · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#c1c1c1 · ΔE 17.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #d3b8dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d3b8dc]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#d3b8dc (#d3b8dc) is rgb(211, 184, 220) in RGB.

No, #d3b8dc is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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