#b09fb2

Color #b09fb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b09fb2

RGB

rgb(176, 159, 178)

HSL

hsl(293.7, 11%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(293.7, 10.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 10.7%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(67.46, 9.7, -7.56)

LCH

lch(67.46, 12.3, 322.07)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0332, 322.72)

HWB

hwb(293.7, 62.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1b29f

Analogous

#a79fb2

#b09fb2

#b29fab

Triadic

#b09fb2

#b2b09f

#9fb2b0

Split-complementary

#b09fb2

#abb29f

#9fb2a7

Tetradic

#b09fb2

#b29fa1

#a1b29f

#9fb2b0

Square

#b09fb2

#b2a79f

#a1b29f

#9fabb2

Shades

Color #b09fb2 mixed toward black.

#968099

#7a647d

#5c4b5e

#3d323e

#1f191f

Tints

Color #b09fb2 mixed toward white.

#bdafbf

#cabfcc

#d8cfd9

#e5dfe5

#f2eff2

Tones

Color #b09fb2 mixed toward gray.

#afa1b0

#aea2af

#aca4ad

#aba5ac

#aaa7aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ae · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#aaabad · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#afaaa9 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b09fb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09fb2]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b09fb2 (#b09fb2) is rgb(176, 159, 178) in RGB.

No, #b09fb2 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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