#b59eb7

Color #b59eb7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b59eb7

RGB

rgb(181, 158, 183)

HSL

hsl(295.2, 14.8%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.2, 13.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 13.7%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(67.8, 12.97, -9.79)

LCH

lch(67.8, 16.25, 322.95)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.044, 323.49)

HWB

hwb(295.2, 62%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0b79e

Analogous

#a99eb7

#b59eb7

#b79ead

Triadic

#b59eb7

#b7b59e

#9eb7b5

Split-complementary

#b59eb7

#adb79e

#9eb7a9

Tetradic

#b59eb7

#b79ea0

#a0b79e

#9eb7b5

Square

#b59eb7

#b7a99e

#a0b79e

#9eadb7

Shades

Color #b59eb7 mixed toward black.

#9c7d9f

#806183

#604962

#403041

#201821

Tints

Color #b59eb7 mixed toward white.

#c1aec3

#cebecf

#dacfdb

#e6dfe7

#f3eff3

Tones

Color #b59eb7 mixed toward gray.

#b3a0b5

#b2a2b3

#b0a4b1

#aea6af

#aca9ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabb1 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#adafb0 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#b4adac · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59eb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59eb7]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b59eb7 (#b59eb7) is rgb(181, 158, 183) in RGB.

No, #b59eb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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