#d6b8e8

Color #d6b8e8

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.44 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#d6b8e8

RGB

rgb(214, 184, 232)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 51.1%, 81.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 20.7%, 91%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 9%)

LAB

lab(78.7, 19.39, -19.94)

LCH

lch(78.7, 27.81, 314.2)

OKLCH

oklch(82.4%, 0.0735, 312.68)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 72.2%, 9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cae8b8

Analogous

#beb8e8

#d6b8e8

#e8b8e2

Triadic

#d6b8e8

#e8d6b8

#b8e8d6

Split-complementary

#d6b8e8

#e2e8b8

#b8e8be

Tetradic

#d6b8e8

#e8b8ca

#cae8b8

#b8e8d6

Square

#d6b8e8

#e8beb8

#cae8b8

#b8e2e8

Shades

Color #d6b8e8 mixed toward black.

#b884d7

#9a4fc6

#75339d

#4e2269

#271134

Tints

Color #d6b8e8 mixed toward white.

#ddc4ec

#e4d0f0

#ebdcf4

#f1e7f7

#f8f3fb

Tones

Color #d6b8e8 mixed toward gray.

#d5bce4

#d4c0e0

#d3c4dc

#d2c8d8

#d1ccd4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cac9de · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#cbcedb · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#d5d5d3 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 19.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #d6b8e8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d6b8e8]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#d6b8e8 (#d6b8e8) is rgb(214, 184, 232) in RGB.

No, #d6b8e8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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