#b08cb3

Color #b08cb3

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.42 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b08cb3

RGB

rgb(176, 140, 179)

HSL

hsl(295.4, 20.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.4, 21.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 21.8%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(62.71, 20.53, -15.23)

LCH

lch(62.71, 25.56, 323.43)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0694, 323.79)

HWB

hwb(295.4, 54.9%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fb38c

Analogous

#9c8cb3

#b08cb3

#b38ca2

Triadic

#b08cb3

#b3b08c

#8cb3b0

Split-complementary

#b08cb3

#a2b38c

#8cb39c

Tetradic

#b08cb3

#b38c8f

#8fb38c

#8cb3b0

Square

#b08cb3

#b39c8c

#8fb38c

#8ca2b3

Shades

Color #b08cb3 mixed toward black.

#9a6c9e

#7d5580

#5d3f60

#3e2a40

#1f1520

Tints

Color #b08cb3 mixed toward white.

#bd9fc0

#cab2cc

#d7c5d9

#e5d9e6

#f2ecf2

Tones

Color #b08cb3 mixed toward gray.

#ad8fb0

#aa92ac

#a896a9

#a599a6

#a29ca3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a1ab · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#a4a6a9 · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#aea4a2 · ΔE 17.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b08cb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b08cb3]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b08cb3 (#b08cb3) is rgb(176, 140, 179) in RGB.

No, #b08cb3 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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