#b356ab

Color #b356ab

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 14.49 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b356ab

RGB

rgb(179, 86, 171)

HSL

hsl(305.2, 38%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.2, 52%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52%, 4.5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(50.9, 49.29, -28.71)

LCH

lch(50.9, 57.04, 329.78)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.1602, 330.7)

HWB

hwb(305.2, 33.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56b35e

Analogous

#8d56b3

#b356ab

#b3567d

Triadic

#b356ab

#abb356

#56abb3

Split-complementary

#b356ab

#7db356

#56b38d

Tetradic

#b356ab

#b35e56

#56b35e

#56abb3

Square

#b356ab

#b38d56

#56b35e

#567db3

Shades

Color #b356ab mixed toward black.

#984591

#7a3774

#5b2957

#3d1b3a

#1e0e1d

Tints

Color #b356ab mixed toward white.

#c072b9

#cc8ec7

#d9abd5

#e6c7e3

#f2e3f1

Tones

Color #b356ab mixed toward gray.

#ab5ea5

#a4669e

#9c6d98

#947591

#8c7d8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#94939c · ΔE 24.6

Deuteranopia

#999e98 · ΔE 35.1

Tritanopia

#b08e8b · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b356ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b356ab]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b356ab (#b356ab) is rgb(179, 86, 171) in RGB.

No, #b356ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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