#b56cb4

Color #b56cb4

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 18.58 Nearest Tailwind class purple-400 #c27aff · ΔE 12.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b56cb4

RGB

rgb(181, 108, 180)

HSL

hsl(300.8, 33%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300.8, 40.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 0.6%, 29%)

LAB

lab(55.93, 40.14, -26.11)

LCH

lch(55.93, 47.88, 326.96)

OKLCH

oklch(63.6%, 0.1324, 327.46)

HWB

hwb(300.8, 42.4%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6cb56d

Analogous

#926cb5

#b56cb4

#b56c90

Triadic

#b56cb4

#b4b56c

#6cb4b5

Split-complementary

#b56cb4

#90b56c

#6cb592

Tetradic

#b56cb4

#b56d6c

#6cb56d

#6cb4b5

Square

#b56cb4

#b5926c

#6cb56d

#6c90b5

Shades

Color #b56cb4 mixed toward black.

#a0519f

#80417f

#603060

#402040

#201020

Tints

Color #b56cb4 mixed toward white.

#c185c1

#ce9dcd

#dab6da

#e6cee6

#f3e7f3

Tones

Color #b56cb4 mixed toward gray.

#af72ae

#a978a8

#a37ea2

#9d849c

#978b96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9aa6 · ΔE 21.4

Deuteranopia

#9fa3a3 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#b29a97 · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 24.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b56cb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b56cb4]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b56cb4 (#b56cb4) is rgb(181, 108, 180) in RGB.

No, #b56cb4 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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