#b38cb9

Color #b38cb9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b38cb9

RGB

rgb(179, 140, 185)

HSL

hsl(292, 24.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292, 24.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 24.3%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(63.21, 22.74, -17.83)

LCH

lch(63.21, 28.9, 321.9)

OKLCH

oklch(69.2%, 0.0781, 321.87)

HWB

hwb(292, 54.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92b98c

Analogous

#9c8cb9

#b38cb9

#b98ca8

Triadic

#b38cb9

#b9b38c

#8cb9b3

Split-complementary

#b38cb9

#a8b98c

#8cb99c

Tetradic

#b38cb9

#b98c92

#92b98c

#8cb9b3

Square

#b38cb9

#b99c8c

#92b98c

#8ca8b9

Shades

Color #b38cb9 mixed toward black.

#9d6aa4

#805287

#603d65

#402943

#201422

Tints

Color #b38cb9 mixed toward white.

#c09fc5

#ccb2d0

#d9c5dc

#e6d9e8

#f2ecf3

Tones

Color #b38cb9 mixed toward gray.

#b090b5

#ad93b1

#ab97ae

#a89baa

#a59fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3af · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#a6a9ad · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#b1a7a6 · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38cb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38cb9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b38cb9 (#b38cb9) is rgb(179, 140, 185) in RGB.

No, #b38cb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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