#e9b6ff

Color #e9b6ff

A vivid, highly saturated very light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 10.29 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#e9b6ff

RGB

rgb(233, 182, 255)

HSL

hsl(281.9, 100%, 85.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.9, 28.6%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 28.6%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(80.74, 31.04, -29.02)

LCH

lch(80.74, 42.49, 316.93)

OKLCH

oklch(84.6%, 0.1129, 315.5)

HWB

hwb(281.9, 71.4%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ccffb6

Analogous

#c5b6ff

#e9b6ff

#ffb6f1

Triadic

#e9b6ff

#ffe9b6

#b6ffe9

Split-complementary

#e9b6ff

#f1ffb6

#b6ffc5

Tetradic

#e9b6ff

#ffb6cc

#ccffb6

#b6ffe9

Square

#e9b6ff

#ffc5b6

#ccffb6

#b6f1ff

Shades

Color #e9b6ff mixed toward black.

#d36dff

#bd24ff

#9900db

#660092

#330049

Tints

Color #e9b6ff mixed toward white.

#edc2ff

#f0ceff

#f4dbff

#f8e7ff

#fbf3ff

Tones

Color #e9b6ff mixed toward gray.

#e7bcf9

#e4c2f3

#e2c8ed

#dfcee7

#ddd4e1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d4f0 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#d8dbec · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#e7e3e0 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 23.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #e9b6ff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e9b6ff]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#e9b6ff (#e9b6ff) is rgb(233, 182, 255) in RGB.

No, #e9b6ff 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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