#b37aa8

Color #b37aa8

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.61 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#b37aa8

RGB

rgb(179, 122, 168)

HSL

hsl(311.6, 27.3%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(311.6, 31.8%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 6.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(58.35, 29.58, -15.53)

LCH

lch(58.35, 33.41, 332.3)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.094, 333.73)

HWB

hwb(311.6, 47.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7ab385

Analogous

#a17ab3

#b37aa8

#b37a8b

Triadic

#b37aa8

#a8b37a

#7aa8b3

Split-complementary

#b37aa8

#8bb37a

#7ab3a1

Tetradic

#b37aa8

#b3857a

#7ab385

#7aa8b3

Square

#b37aa8

#b3a17a

#7ab385

#7a8bb3

Shades

Color #b37aa8 mixed toward black.

#a05b92

#804975

#603758

#40243b

#20121d

Tints

Color #b37aa8 mixed toward white.

#c090b6

#cca6c5

#d9bcd3

#e6d3e2

#f2e9f0

Tones

Color #b37aa8 mixed toward gray.

#ae7fa5

#a983a2

#a5889f

#a08d9c

#9b9299

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.27:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d9e · ΔE 22.1

Deuteranopia

#a1a59c · ΔE 31.3

Tritanopia

#b19694 · ΔE 17.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 22

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b37aa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b37aa8]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b37aa8 (#b37aa8) is rgb(179, 122, 168) in RGB.

No, #b37aa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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