#b59ab9

Color #b59ab9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.79 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b59ab9

RGB

rgb(181, 154, 185)

HSL

hsl(292.3, 18.1%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.3, 16.8%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 16.8%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(66.85, 15.58, -12.32)

LCH

lch(66.85, 19.86, 321.66)

OKLCH

oklch(72%, 0.0536, 321.97)

HWB

hwb(292.3, 60.4%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb99a

Analogous

#a69ab9

#b59ab9

#b99aae

Triadic

#b59ab9

#b9b59a

#9ab9b5

Split-complementary

#b59ab9

#aeb99a

#9ab9a6

Tetradic

#b59ab9

#b99a9e

#9eb99a

#9ab9b5

Square

#b59ab9

#b9a69a

#9eb99a

#9aaeb9

Shades

Color #b59ab9 mixed toward black.

#9d79a2

#805d86

#604564

#402e43

#201721

Tints

Color #b59ab9 mixed toward white.

#c1abc5

#cebcd0

#dacddc

#e6dde8

#f3eef3

Tones

Color #b59ab9 mixed toward gray.

#b39db6

#b19fb4

#afa2b1

#ada4af

#aba7ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab2 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#acadb0 · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#b4acab · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59ab9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59ab9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b59ab9 (#b59ab9) is rgb(181, 154, 185) in RGB.

No, #b59ab9 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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