#b48aaa

Color #b48aaa

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 17.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b48aaa

RGB

rgb(180, 138, 170)

HSL

hsl(314.3, 21.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(314.3, 23.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 5.6%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(62.32, 21.34, -10.68)

LCH

lch(62.32, 23.86, 333.41)

OKLCH

oklch(68.4%, 0.0671, 334.96)

HWB

hwb(314.3, 54.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ab494

Analogous

#a98ab4

#b48aaa

#b48a95

Triadic

#b48aaa

#aab48a

#8aaab4

Split-complementary

#b48aaa

#95b48a

#8ab4a9

Tetradic

#b48aaa

#b4948a

#8ab494

#8aaab4

Square

#b48aaa

#b4a98a

#8ab494

#8a95b4

Shades

Color #b48aaa mixed toward black.

#9f6a93

#815376

#613e59

#41293b

#20151e

Tints

Color #b48aaa mixed toward white.

#c19eb8

#cdb1c6

#dac5d5

#e6d8e3

#f3ecf1

Tones

Color #b48aaa mixed toward gray.

#b18ea8

#ad91a6

#aa95a5

#a698a3

#a39ca1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3a3 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#a6a9a1 · ΔE 26.6

Tritanopia

#b29d9c · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 18.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b48aaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48aaa]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Deep Pink #ff1493

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b48aaa (#b48aaa) is rgb(180, 138, 170) in RGB.

No, #b48aaa 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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