#b542a4

Color #b542a4

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 16.16 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b542a4

RGB

rgb(181, 66, 164)

HSL

hsl(308.9, 46.6%, 48.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.9, 63.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 9.4%, 29%)

LAB

lab(47.5, 57.82, -29.86)

LCH

lch(47.5, 65.08, 332.69)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.1861, 334.03)

HWB

hwb(308.9, 25.9%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42b553

Analogous

#8c42b5

#b542a4

#b5426a

Triadic

#b542a4

#a4b542

#42a4b5

Split-complementary

#b542a4

#6ab542

#42b58c

Tetradic

#b542a4

#b55342

#42b553

#42a4b5

Square

#b542a4

#b58c42

#42b553

#426ab5

Shades

Color #b542a4 mixed toward black.

#973789

#792c6d

#5a2152

#3c1637

#1e0b1b

Tints

Color #b542a4 mixed toward white.

#c45eb5

#d07ec4

#dc9fd3

#e8bfe2

#f3dff0

Tones

Color #b542a4 mixed toward gray.

#ab4b9d

#a25596

#985f90

#8f6889

#857282

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.28:1

White text reads better on this background (4.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929194 · ΔE 28.5

Deuteranopia

#979e8f · ΔE 43.4

Tritanopia

#b18581 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 26.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b542a4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b542a4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b542a4 (#b542a4) is rgb(181, 66, 164) in RGB.

No, #b542a4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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