#b238a6

Color #b238a6

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Dark Magenta #8b008b · ΔE 14.01 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b238a6

RGB

rgb(178, 56, 166)

HSL

hsl(305.9, 52.1%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.9, 68.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 6.7%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(45.7, 61.34, -33.9)

LCH

lch(45.7, 70.08, 331.07)

OKLCH

oklch(55.8%, 0.199, 332.13)

HWB

hwb(305.9, 22%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#38b244

Analogous

#8138b2

#b238a6

#b23869

Triadic

#b238a6

#a6b238

#38a6b2

Split-complementary

#b238a6

#69b238

#38b281

Tetradic

#b238a6

#b24438

#38b244

#38a6b2

Square

#b238a6

#b28138

#38b244

#3869b2

Shades

Color #b238a6 mixed toward black.

#942f8a

#77256f

#591c53

#3b1337

#1e091c

Tints

Color #b238a6 mixed toward white.

#c850bc

#d373ca

#de96d7

#e9b9e4

#f4dcf2

Tones

Color #b238a6 mixed toward gray.

#a8429e

#9e4c96

#94578e

#896185

#7f6b7d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.01:1

White text reads better on this background (5.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d95 · ΔE 28.2

Deuteranopia

#939a90 · ΔE 41.9

Tritanopia

#ae8581 · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 27.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b238a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b238a6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b238a6 (#b238a6) is rgb(178, 56, 166) in RGB.

No, #b238a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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