#b16ca8

Color #b16ca8

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.9 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b16ca8

RGB

rgb(177, 108, 168)

HSL

hsl(307.8, 30.7%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.8, 39%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39%, 5.1%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(54.97, 36.64, -20.7)

LCH

lch(54.97, 42.08, 330.54)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.118, 331.68)

HWB

hwb(307.8, 42.4%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6cb175

Analogous

#986cb1

#b16ca8

#b16c86

Triadic

#b16ca8

#a8b16c

#6ca8b1

Split-complementary

#b16ca8

#86b16c

#6cb198

Tetradic

#b16ca8

#b1756c

#6cb175

#6ca8b1

Square

#b16ca8

#b1986c

#6cb175

#6c86b1

Shades

Color #b16ca8 mixed toward black.

#9b5292

#7c4275

#5d3157

#3e213a

#1f101d

Tints

Color #b16ca8 mixed toward white.

#be85b7

#cb9dc5

#d8b6d4

#e5cee2

#f2e7f1

Tones

Color #b16ca8 mixed toward gray.

#ab72a4

#a678a0

#a07d9b

#9a8397

#948993

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#98979c · ΔE 22.7

Deuteranopia

#9ca099 · ΔE 32.2

Tritanopia

#ae9290 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b16ca8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b16ca8]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b16ca8 (#b16ca8) is rgb(177, 108, 168) in RGB.

No, #b16ca8 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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