#b197af

Color #b197af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.68 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b197af

RGB

rgb(177, 151, 175)

HSL

hsl(304.6, 14.3%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.6, 14.7%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 1.1%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.42, 13.93, -8.91)

LCH

lch(65.42, 16.54, 327.4)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0454, 328.52)

HWB

hwb(304.6, 59.2%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97b199

Analogous

#a697b1

#b197af

#b197a2

Triadic

#b197af

#afb197

#97afb1

Split-complementary

#b197af

#a2b197

#97b1a6

Tetradic

#b197af

#b19997

#97b199

#97afb1

Square

#b197af

#b1a697

#97b199

#97a2b1

Shades

Color #b197af mixed toward black.

#9a7897

#7d5e7b

#5e465c

#3e2f3d

#1f171f

Tints

Color #b197af mixed toward white.

#bea8bc

#cbbaca

#d8cbd7

#e5dce4

#f2eef2

Tones

Color #b197af mixed toward gray.

#af99ad

#ad9bab

#aa9da9

#a8a0a8

#a6a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6aa · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#a8aaa8 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#b0a5a4 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b197af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b197af]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b197af (#b197af) is rgb(177, 151, 175) in RGB.

No, #b197af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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