#b78ca8

Color #b78ca8

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12

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Conversions

HEX

#b78ca8

RGB

rgb(183, 140, 168)

HSL

hsl(320.9, 23%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(320.9, 23.5%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 8.2%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(63.05, 20.93, -8.42)

LCH

lch(63.05, 22.56, 338.09)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0644, 339.74)

HWB

hwb(320.9, 54.9%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb79b

Analogous

#b08cb7

#b78ca8

#b78c92

Triadic

#b78ca8

#a8b78c

#8ca8b7

Split-complementary

#b78ca8

#92b78c

#8cb7b0

Tetradic

#b78ca8

#b79b8c

#8cb79b

#8ca8b7

Square

#b78ca8

#b7b08c

#8cb79b

#8c92b7

Shades

Color #b78ca8 mixed toward black.

#a26b8f

#845373

#633e56

#42293a

#21151d

Tints

Color #b78ca8 mixed toward white.

#c39fb6

#cfb2c5

#dbc5d3

#e7d9e2

#f3ecf0

Tones

Color #b78ca8 mixed toward gray.

#b38fa7

#b093a6

#ac97a5

#a99aa4

#a59ea3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6a2 · ΔE 21.8

Deuteranopia

#a9aca0 · ΔE 28.1

Tritanopia

#b59d9c · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 18.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b78ca8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b78ca8]

Related colors

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Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Orchid #da70d6

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Frequently asked questions

#b78ca8 (#b78ca8) is rgb(183, 140, 168) in RGB.

No, #b78ca8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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