#b198c0

Color #b198c0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b198c0

RGB

rgb(177, 152, 192)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 24.1%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 20.8%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 20.8%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(66.22, 16.74, -17.22)

LCH

lch(66.22, 24.02, 314.19)

OKLCH

oklch(71.5%, 0.0634, 312.7)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 59.6%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7c098

Analogous

#9d98c0

#b198c0

#c098bb

Triadic

#b198c0

#c0b198

#98c0b1

Split-complementary

#b198c0

#bbc098

#98c09d

Tetradic

#b198c0

#c098a7

#a7c098

#98c0b1

Square

#b198c0

#c09d98

#a7c098

#98bbc0

Shades

Color #b198c0 mixed toward black.

#9675aa

#7a578e

#5b416b

#3d2c47

#1e1624

Tints

Color #b198c0 mixed toward white.

#bea9cb

#cbbad5

#d8cce0

#e5ddea

#f2eef5

Tones

Color #b198c0 mixed toward gray.

#b09bbd

#af9fb9

#afa2b6

#aea5b3

#ada9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b7 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#a8aab5 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#b0b0ae · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b198c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b198c0]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b198c0 (#b198c0) is rgb(177, 152, 192) in RGB.

No, #b198c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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