#b262a1

Color #b262a1

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 22.38 Nearest Tailwind class pink-500 #f6339a · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b262a1

RGB

rgb(178, 98, 161)

HSL

hsl(312.8, 34.2%, 54.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.8, 44.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.9%, 9.6%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(52.7, 41.1, -20.08)

LCH

lch(52.7, 45.74, 333.96)

OKLCH

oklch(60.9%, 0.1304, 335.5)

HWB

hwb(312.8, 38.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#62b273

Analogous

#9b62b2

#b262a1

#b26279

Triadic

#b262a1

#a1b262

#62a1b2

Split-complementary

#b262a1

#79b262

#62b29b

Tetradic

#b262a1

#b27362

#62b273

#62a1b2

Square

#b262a1

#b29b62

#62b273

#6279b2

Shades

Color #b262a1 mixed toward black.

#9a4c8a

#7b3d6e

#5d2d53

#3e1e37

#1f0f1c

Tints

Color #b262a1 mixed toward white.

#bf7cb1

#cc96c0

#d8b0d0

#e5cbe0

#f2e5ef

Tones

Color #b262a1 mixed toward gray.

#ab699d

#a56f99

#9e7695

#977d92

#91838e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969595 · ΔE 25.4

Deuteranopia

#9a9f92 · ΔE 36.6

Tritanopia

#af8a88 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b262a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b262a1]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b262a1 (#b262a1) is rgb(178, 98, 161) in RGB.

No, #b262a1 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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