#e9b5ff

Color #e9b5ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.31 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#e9b5ff

RGB

rgb(233, 181, 255)

HSL

hsl(282.2, 100%, 85.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.2, 29%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 29%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.51, 31.58, -29.37)

LCH

lch(80.51, 43.13, 317.08)

OKLCH

oklch(84.4%, 0.1146, 315.64)

HWB

hwb(282.2, 71%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cbffb5

Analogous

#c4b5ff

#e9b5ff

#ffb5f0

Triadic

#e9b5ff

#ffe9b5

#b5ffe9

Split-complementary

#e9b5ff

#f0ffb5

#b5ffc4

Tetradic

#e9b5ff

#ffb5cb

#cbffb5

#b5ffe9

Square

#e9b5ff

#ffc4b5

#cbffb5

#b5f0ff

Shades

Color #e9b5ff mixed toward black.

#d46cff

#be24ff

#9900da

#660091

#330049

Tints

Color #e9b5ff mixed toward white.

#edc1ff

#f0ceff

#f4daff

#f8e6ff

#fbf3ff

Tones

Color #e9b5ff mixed toward gray.

#e7bbf9

#e4c1f3

#e2c8ed

#dfcee6

#ddd4e0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d4f0 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#d7dbec · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#e7e3e0 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 23.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e9b5ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9b5ff]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e9b5ff (#e9b5ff) is rgb(233, 181, 255) in RGB.

No, #e9b5ff 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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