#b16ca7

Color #b16ca7

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.94 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b16ca7

RGB

rgb(177, 108, 167)

HSL

hsl(308.7, 30.7%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.7, 39%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39%, 5.6%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(54.93, 36.46, -20.18)

LCH

lch(54.93, 41.67, 331.04)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.1171, 332.28)

HWB

hwb(308.7, 42.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6cb176

Analogous

#996cb1

#b16ca7

#b16c85

Triadic

#b16ca7

#a7b16c

#6ca7b1

Split-complementary

#b16ca7

#85b16c

#6cb199

Tetradic

#b16ca7

#b1766c

#6cb176

#6ca7b1

Square

#b16ca7

#b1996c

#6cb176

#6c85b1

Shades

Color #b16ca7 mixed toward black.

#9b5291

#7c4274

#5d3157

#3e213a

#1f101d

Tints

Color #b16ca7 mixed toward white.

#be85b6

#cb9dc4

#d8b6d3

#e5cee2

#f2e7f0

Tones

Color #b16ca7 mixed toward gray.

#ab72a3

#a6789f

#a07d9b

#9a8397

#948993

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98979b · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#9ca098 · ΔE 32.7

Tritanopia

#ae918f · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b16ca7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b16ca7]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b16ca7 (#b16ca7) is rgb(177, 108, 167) in RGB.

No, #b16ca7 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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