#b396b1

Color #b396b1

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b396b1

RGB

rgb(179, 150, 177)

HSL

hsl(304.1, 16%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.1, 16.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 1.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(65.41, 15.58, -10.01)

LCH

lch(65.41, 18.52, 327.28)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.0509, 328.34)

HWB

hwb(304.1, 58.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96b398

Analogous

#a696b3

#b396b1

#b396a2

Triadic

#b396b1

#b1b396

#96b1b3

Split-complementary

#b396b1

#a2b396

#96b3a6

Tetradic

#b396b1

#b39896

#96b398

#96b1b3

Square

#b396b1

#b3a696

#96b398

#96a2b3

Shades

Color #b396b1 mixed toward black.

#9c7699

#7f5c7d

#5f455e

#402e3e

#20171f

Tints

Color #b396b1 mixed toward white.

#c0a7be

#ccb9cb

#d9cad8

#e6dce5

#f2edf2

Tones

Color #b396b1 mixed toward gray.

#b198af

#ae9bad

#ac9dab

#a9a0a9

#a7a2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ab · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#a9aba9 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#b2a6a5 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b396b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b396b1]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b396b1 (#b396b1) is rgb(179, 150, 177) in RGB.

No, #b396b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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