#b498b3

Color #b498b3

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.18 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b498b3

RGB

rgb(180, 152, 179)

HSL

hsl(302.1, 15.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.1, 15.6%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.6%, 0.6%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(66.07, 15.19, -10.14)

LCH

lch(66.07, 18.26, 326.28)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.05, 327.17)

HWB

hwb(302.1, 59.6%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98b499

Analogous

#a798b4

#b498b3

#b498a5

Triadic

#b498b3

#b3b498

#98b3b4

Split-complementary

#b498b3

#a5b498

#98b4a7

Tetradic

#b498b3

#b49998

#98b499

#98b3b4

Square

#b498b3

#b4a798

#98b499

#98a5b4

Shades

Color #b498b3 mixed toward black.

#9d789b

#805d7f

#60465f

#402f3f

#201720

Tints

Color #b498b3 mixed toward white.

#c0a9c0

#cdbacc

#d9ccd9

#e6dde6

#f2eef2

Tones

Color #b498b3 mixed toward gray.

#b29ab1

#af9daf

#ad9fad

#aba1aa

#a8a4a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a8ad · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#aaacab · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#b3a8a7 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b498b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b498b3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b498b3 (#b498b3) is rgb(180, 152, 179) in RGB.

No, #b498b3 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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