#b28aa6

Color #b28aa6

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b28aa6

RGB

rgb(178, 138, 166)

HSL

hsl(318, 20.6%, 62%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(318, 22.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 6.7%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(61.99, 19.9, -8.92)

LCH

lch(61.99, 21.81, 335.86)

OKLCH

oklch(68%, 0.0618, 337.54)

HWB

hwb(318, 54.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ab296

Analogous

#aa8ab2

#b28aa6

#b28a92

Triadic

#b28aa6

#a6b28a

#8aa6b2

Split-complementary

#b28aa6

#92b28a

#8ab2aa

Tetradic

#b28aa6

#b2968a

#8ab296

#8aa6b2

Square

#b28aa6

#b2aa8a

#8ab296

#8a92b2

Shades

Color #b28aa6 mixed toward black.

#9d6a8e

#7f5472

#5f3f56

#402a39

#20151d

Tints

Color #b28aa6 mixed toward white.

#bf9eb5

#ccb1c4

#d9c5d3

#e5d8e1

#f2ecf0

Tones

Color #b28aa6 mixed toward gray.

#af8da5

#ab91a3

#a894a2

#a597a1

#a19b9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a2a0 · ΔE 20

Deuteranopia

#a4a79e · ΔE 26.2

Tritanopia

#b09b9a · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b28aa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28aa6]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b28aa6 (#b28aa6) is rgb(178, 138, 166) in RGB.

No, #b28aa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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