#b199b0

Color #b199b0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b199b0

RGB

rgb(177, 153, 176)

HSL

hsl(302.5, 13.3%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.5, 13.6%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.6%, 0.6%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.95, 13.01, -8.67)

LCH

lch(65.95, 15.63, 326.32)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0428, 327.31)

HWB

hwb(302.5, 60%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#99b19a

Analogous

#a699b1

#b199b0

#b199a4

Triadic

#b199b0

#b0b199

#99b0b1

Split-complementary

#b199b0

#a4b199

#99b1a6

Tetradic

#b199b0

#b19a99

#99b19a

#99b0b1

Square

#b199b0

#b1a699

#99b19a

#99a4b1

Shades

Color #b199b0 mixed toward black.

#997a98

#7d5f7b

#5d485d

#3e303e

#1f181f

Tints

Color #b199b0 mixed toward white.

#beaabd

#cbbbca

#d8ccd7

#e5dde5

#f2eef2

Tones

Color #b199b0 mixed toward gray.

#af9bae

#ad9dac

#ab9faa

#a9a1a9

#a7a3a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ab · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#a9aaaa · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#b0a7a6 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b199b0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b199b0]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b199b0 (#b199b0) is rgb(177, 153, 176) in RGB.

No, #b199b0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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