#d9b9ed

Color #d9b9ed

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.17 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#d9b9ed

RGB

rgb(217, 185, 237)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 59.1%, 82.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 21.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.4%, 21.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(79.37, 20.81, -21.59)

LCH

lch(79.37, 29.99, 313.95)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0792, 312.29)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 72.5%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cdedb9

Analogous

#bfb9ed

#d9b9ed

#edb9e7

Triadic

#d9b9ed

#edd9b9

#b9edd9

Split-complementary

#d9b9ed

#e7edb9

#b9edbf

Tetradic

#d9b9ed

#edb9cd

#cdedb9

#b9edd9

Square

#d9b9ed

#edbfb9

#cdedb9

#b9e7ed

Shades

Color #d9b9ed mixed toward black.

#bb81df

#9c49d0

#782ba8

#501d70

#280e38

Tints

Color #d9b9ed mixed toward white.

#dfc5f0

#e6d0f3

#ecdcf6

#f2e8f9

#f9f3fc

Tones

Color #d9b9ed mixed toward gray.

#d8bde9

#d7c2e4

#d6c6e0

#d5cadc

#d4cfd7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cccce2 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#ced0df · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#d8d8d6 · ΔE 22.2

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #d9b9ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#d9b9ed]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#d9b9ed (#d9b9ed) is rgb(217, 185, 237) in RGB.

No, #d9b9ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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