#b59cb5

Color #b59cb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.86 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b59cb5

RGB

rgb(181, 156, 181)

HSL

hsl(300, 14.5%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 13.8%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(67.23, 13.69, -9.52)

LCH

lch(67.23, 16.67, 325.19)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0455, 326.03)

HWB

hwb(300, 61.2%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb59c

Analogous

#a99cb5

#b59cb5

#b59ca9

Triadic

#b59cb5

#b5b59c

#9cb5b5

Split-complementary

#b59cb5

#a9b59c

#9cb5a9

Tetradic

#b59cb5

#b59c9c

#9cb59c

#9cb5b5

Square

#b59cb5

#b5a99c

#9cb59c

#9ca9b5

Shades

Color #b59cb5 mixed toward black.

#9d7c9d

#816081

#604860

#403040

#201820

Tints

Color #b59cb5 mixed toward white.

#c1adc1

#cebdce

#daceda

#e6dee6

#f3eff3

Tones

Color #b59cb5 mixed toward gray.

#b39eb3

#b1a0b1

#afa2af

#ada4ad

#aba6ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababaf · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#acaeae · ΔE 16

Tritanopia

#b4abaa · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59cb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59cb5]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b59cb5 (#b59cb5) is rgb(181, 156, 181) in RGB.

No, #b59cb5 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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