#e6b9ff

Color #e6b9ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.86 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#e6b9ff

RGB

rgb(230, 185, 255)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 100%, 86.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 27.5%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(81.15, 28.51, -28.41)

LCH

lch(81.15, 40.25, 315.1)

OKLCH

oklch(84.9%, 0.1063, 313.21)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 72.5%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2ffb9

Analogous

#c3b9ff

#e6b9ff

#ffb9f5

Triadic

#e6b9ff

#ffe6b9

#b9ffe6

Split-complementary

#e6b9ff

#f5ffb9

#b9ffc3

Tetradic

#e6b9ff

#ffb9d2

#d2ffb9

#b9ffe6

Square

#e6b9ff

#ffc3b9

#d2ffb9

#b9f5ff

Shades

Color #e6b9ff mixed toward black.

#cc70ff

#b226ff

#8e00dc

#5e0093

#2f0049

Tints

Color #e6b9ff mixed toward white.

#eac5ff

#eed0ff

#f3dcff

#f7e8ff

#fbf3ff

Tones

Color #e6b9ff mixed toward gray.

#e4bff9

#e3c5f3

#e1cbee

#dfd0e8

#ded6e2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d4d4f0 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#d7daed · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#e4e4e1 · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#cacaca · ΔE 22.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e6b9ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e6b9ff]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#e6b9ff (#e6b9ff) is rgb(230, 185, 255) in RGB.

No, #e6b9ff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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