#b287ae

Color #b287ae

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 17.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b287ae

RGB

rgb(178, 135, 174)

HSL

hsl(305.6, 21.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.6, 24.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.2%, 2.2%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(61.52, 23.07, -14.17)

LCH

lch(61.52, 27.07, 328.44)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0749, 329.5)

HWB

hwb(305.6, 52.9%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87b28b

Analogous

#a187b2

#b287ae

#b28799

Triadic

#b287ae

#aeb287

#87aeb2

Split-complementary

#b287ae

#99b287

#87b2a1

Tetradic

#b287ae

#b28b87

#87b28b

#87aeb2

Square

#b287ae

#b2a187

#87b28b

#8799b2

Shades

Color #b287ae mixed toward black.

#9e6799

#7f527b

#5f3d5c

#40293d

#20141f

Tints

Color #b287ae mixed toward white.

#bf9bbc

#ccafc9

#d9c3d7

#e5d7e4

#f2ebf2

Tones

Color #b287ae mixed toward gray.

#ae8bab

#ab8ea8

#a792a5

#a495a2

#a0999f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1a6 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#a4a7a4 · ΔE 24.9

Tritanopia

#b09f9d · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b287ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b287ae]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b287ae (#b287ae) is rgb(178, 135, 174) in RGB.

No, #b287ae 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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