#b251a2

Color #b251a2

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 16.83 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b251a2

RGB

rgb(178, 81, 162)

HSL

hsl(309.9, 38.6%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.9, 54.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 9%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(49.45, 49.89, -25.68)

LCH

lch(49.45, 56.11, 332.76)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.16, 334.14)

HWB

hwb(309.9, 31.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51b261

Analogous

#9251b2

#b251a2

#b25172

Triadic

#b251a2

#a2b251

#51a2b2

Split-complementary

#b251a2

#72b251

#51b292

Tetradic

#b251a2

#b26151

#51b261

#51a2b2

Square

#b251a2

#b29251

#51b261

#5172b2

Shades

Color #b251a2 mixed toward black.

#964288

#78356d

#5a2852

#3c1b36

#1e0d1b

Tints

Color #b251a2 mixed toward white.

#bf6eb1

#cc8bc1

#d8a8d0

#e5c5e0

#f2e2ef

Tones

Color #b251a2 mixed toward gray.

#aa599d

#a26197

#9a6992

#92718c

#8a7987

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929193 · ΔE 26.7

Deuteranopia

#979d90 · ΔE 39.6

Tritanopia

#af8783 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b251a2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b251a2]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b251a2 (#b251a2) is rgb(178, 81, 162) in RGB.

No, #b251a2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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