#b48abc

Color #b48abc

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.15 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b48abc

RGB

rgb(180, 138, 188)

HSL

hsl(290.4, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.4, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(62.94, 24.79, -19.93)

LCH

lch(62.94, 31.81, 321.2)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0857, 320.96)

HWB

hwb(290.4, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92bc8a

Analogous

#9b8abc

#b48abc

#bc8aab

Triadic

#b48abc

#bcb48a

#8abcb4

Split-complementary

#b48abc

#abbc8a

#8abc9b

Tetradic

#b48abc

#bc8a92

#92bc8a

#8abcb4

Square

#b48abc

#bc9b8a

#92bc8a

#8aabbc

Shades

Color #b48abc mixed toward black.

#9e67a8

#814f8a

#613b68

#402845

#201423

Tints

Color #b48abc mixed toward white.

#c09dc7

#cdb1d2

#d9c4dd

#e6d8e9

#f2ebf4

Tones

Color #b48abc mixed toward gray.

#b18eb8

#ae92b4

#ab96af

#a99bab

#a69fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3b2 · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a9af · ΔE 19.7

Tritanopia

#b2a9a7 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 21.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b48abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48abc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b48abc (#b48abc) is rgb(180, 138, 188) in RGB.

No, #b48abc 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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