#b491b5

Color #b491b5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 17.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b491b5

RGB

rgb(180, 145, 181)

HSL

hsl(298.3, 19.6%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(298.3, 19.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(64.4, 19.49, -13.78)

LCH

lch(64.4, 23.87, 324.74)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0651, 325.38)

HWB

hwb(298.3, 56.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#92b591

Analogous

#a291b5

#b491b5

#b591a4

Triadic

#b491b5

#b5b491

#91b5b4

Split-complementary

#b491b5

#a4b591

#91b5a2

Tetradic

#b491b5

#b59192

#92b591

#91b5b4

Square

#b491b5

#b5a291

#92b591

#91a4b5

Shades

Color #b491b5 mixed toward black.

#9e709f

#815782

#614261

#402c41

#201620

Tints

Color #b491b5 mixed toward white.

#c0a3c1

#cdb6ce

#d9c8da

#e6dae6

#f2edf3

Tones

Color #b491b5 mixed toward gray.

#b194b2

#ae97af

#ab9aac

#a99da9

#a6a0a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ad · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#a8aaab · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#b2a7a5 · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b491b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b491b5]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b491b5 (#b491b5) is rgb(180, 145, 181) in RGB.

No, #b491b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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