#b199bf

Color #b199bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.62 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b199bf

RGB

rgb(177, 153, 191)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 22.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 19.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(66.44, 15.98, -16.33)

LCH

lch(66.44, 22.85, 314.38)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0604, 313.05)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 60%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7bf99

Analogous

#9e99bf

#b199bf

#bf99ba

Triadic

#b199bf

#bfb199

#99bfb1

Split-complementary

#b199bf

#babf99

#99bf9e

Tetradic

#b199bf

#bf99a7

#a7bf99

#99bfb1

Square

#b199bf

#bf9e99

#a7bf99

#99babf

Shades

Color #b199bf mixed toward black.

#9676a9

#7a588d

#5b426a

#3d2c47

#1e1623

Tints

Color #b199bf mixed toward white.

#beaaca

#cbbbd4

#d8ccdf

#e5ddea

#f2eef4

Tones

Color #b199bf mixed toward gray.

#b09cbc

#af9fb9

#afa3b6

#aea6b2

#ada9af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b7 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#a9aab5 · ΔE 13.7

Tritanopia

#b0b0ae · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b199bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b199bf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b199bf (#b199bf) is rgb(177, 153, 191) in RGB.

No, #b199bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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