#b398b1

Color #b398b1

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b398b1

RGB

rgb(179, 152, 177)

HSL

hsl(304.4, 15.1%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.4, 15.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 1.1%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(65.92, 14.46, -9.26)

LCH

lch(65.92, 17.17, 327.37)

OKLCH

oklch(71.2%, 0.0472, 328.43)

HWB

hwb(304.4, 59.6%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98b39a

Analogous

#a798b3

#b398b1

#b398a4

Triadic

#b398b1

#b1b398

#98b1b3

Split-complementary

#b398b1

#a4b398

#98b3a7

Tetradic

#b398b1

#b39a98

#98b39a

#98b1b3

Square

#b398b1

#b3a798

#98b39a

#98a4b3

Shades

Color #b398b1 mixed toward black.

#9c7899

#7f5e7d

#5f465d

#3f2f3e

#20171f

Tints

Color #b398b1 mixed toward white.

#c0a9be

#ccbacb

#d9cbd8

#e6dde5

#f2eef2

Tones

Color #b398b1 mixed toward gray.

#b19aaf

#af9cad

#ac9fab

#aaa1a9

#a8a3a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ab · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#aaabaa · ΔE 17

Tritanopia

#b2a7a6 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b398b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b398b1]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b398b1 (#b398b1) is rgb(179, 152, 177) in RGB.

No, #b398b1 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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