#b48bae

Color #b48bae

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b48bae

RGB

rgb(180, 139, 174)

HSL

hsl(308.8, 21.5%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.8, 22.8%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.8%, 3.3%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(62.7, 21.52, -12.38)

LCH

lch(62.7, 24.83, 330.09)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0691, 331.36)

HWB

hwb(308.8, 54.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8bb491

Analogous

#a58bb4

#b48bae

#b48b99

Triadic

#b48bae

#aeb48b

#8baeb4

Split-complementary

#b48bae

#99b48b

#8bb4a5

Tetradic

#b48bae

#b4918b

#8bb491

#8baeb4

Square

#b48bae

#b4a58b

#8bb491

#8b99b4

Shades

Color #b48bae mixed toward black.

#9f6b97

#81537a

#613f5c

#412a3d

#20151f

Tints

Color #b48bae mixed toward white.

#c09ebb

#cdb2c9

#d9c5d6

#e6d8e4

#f2ecf1

Tones

Color #b48bae mixed toward gray.

#b18eab

#ad92a9

#aa95a7

#a699a4

#a39ca2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4a6 · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a9a4 · ΔE 25.2

Tritanopia

#b2a09f · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b48bae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48bae]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b48bae (#b48bae) is rgb(180, 139, 174) in RGB.

No, #b48bae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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