#e1b5ec

Color #e1b5ec

A moderately saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 9.21 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#e1b5ec

RGB

rgb(225, 181, 236)

HSL

hsl(288, 59.1%, 81.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 23.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 23.3%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(79.11, 25.35, -21.38)

LCH

lch(79.11, 33.16, 319.86)

OKLCH

oklch(83%, 0.0889, 319.47)

HWB

hwb(288, 71%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0ecb5

Analogous

#c6b5ec

#e1b5ec

#ecb5dc

Triadic

#e1b5ec

#ece1b5

#b5ece1

Split-complementary

#e1b5ec

#dcecb5

#b5ecc6

Tetradic

#e1b5ec

#ecb5c0

#c0ecb5

#b5ece1

Square

#e1b5ec

#ecc6b5

#c0ecb5

#b5dcec

Shades

Color #e1b5ec mixed toward black.

#cb7ede

#b447d0

#8d2ba6

#5e1c6f

#2f0e37

Tints

Color #e1b5ec mixed toward white.

#e6c1ef

#ebcef2

#f0daf6

#f5e6f9

#faf3fc

Tones

Color #e1b5ec mixed toward gray.

#debae7

#dcbee3

#d9c3de

#d6c7da

#d3ccd5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfcfe0 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#d2d5dd · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#dfd6d4 · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e1b5ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e1b5ec]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#e1b5ec (#e1b5ec) is rgb(225, 181, 236) in RGB.

No, #e1b5ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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