#b286aa

Color #b286aa

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b286aa

RGB

rgb(178, 134, 170)

HSL

hsl(310.9, 22.2%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.9, 24.7%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 4.5%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(61.15, 22.88, -12.46)

LCH

lch(61.15, 26.05, 331.43)

OKLCH

oklch(67.4%, 0.0729, 332.8)

HWB

hwb(310.9, 52.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#86b28e

Analogous

#a486b2

#b286aa

#b28694

Triadic

#b286aa

#aab286

#86aab2

Split-complementary

#b286aa

#94b286

#86b2a4

Tetradic

#b286aa

#b28e86

#86b28e

#86aab2

Square

#b286aa

#b2a486

#86b28e

#8694b2

Shades

Color #b286aa mixed toward black.

#9e6694

#7f5177

#5f3d59

#40283b

#20141e

Tints

Color #b286aa mixed toward white.

#bf9ab8

#ccaec6

#d9c3d5

#e5d7e3

#f2ebf1

Tones

Color #b286aa mixed toward gray.

#ae8aa8

#ab8da5

#a791a3

#a395a1

#a0989e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a0a2 · ΔE 19.1

Deuteranopia

#a3a6a0 · ΔE 26.4

Tritanopia

#b09c9a · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 19.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b286aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b286aa]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b286aa (#b286aa) is rgb(178, 134, 170) in RGB.

No, #b286aa 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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