#b18bb8

Color #b18bb8

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b18bb8

RGB

rgb(177, 139, 184)

HSL

hsl(290.7, 24.1%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.7, 24.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 24.5%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(62.74, 22.42, -18.01)

LCH

lch(62.74, 28.76, 321.23)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.0775, 321.07)

HWB

hwb(290.7, 54.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92b88b

Analogous

#9a8bb8

#b18bb8

#b88ba8

Triadic

#b18bb8

#b8b18b

#8bb8b1

Split-complementary

#b18bb8

#a8b88b

#8bb89a

Tetradic

#b18bb8

#b88b92

#92b88b

#8bb8b1

Square

#b18bb8

#b89a8b

#92b88b

#8ba8b8

Shades

Color #b18bb8 mixed toward black.

#9b69a4

#7e5286

#5e3d64

#3f2943

#1f1421

Tints

Color #b18bb8 mixed toward white.

#be9ec4

#cbb2d0

#d8c5db

#e5d8e7

#f2ecf3

Tones

Color #b18bb8 mixed toward gray.

#ae8fb4

#ac92b0

#a996ad

#a79aa9

#a49ea5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

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

#a2a2ae · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#a4a7ac · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#afa6a5 · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b18bb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b18bb8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b18bb8 (#b18bb8) is rgb(177, 139, 184) in RGB.

No, #b18bb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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