#b79bbb

Color #b79bbb

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b79bbb

RGB

rgb(183, 155, 187)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 19%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 17.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 17.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.35, 16.1, -12.67)

LCH

lch(67.35, 20.49, 321.8)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0553, 322.05)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 60.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fbb9b

Analogous

#a79bbb

#b79bbb

#bb9baf

Triadic

#b79bbb

#bbb79b

#9bbbb7

Split-complementary

#b79bbb

#afbb9b

#9bbba7

Tetradic

#b79bbb

#bb9b9f

#9fbb9b

#9bbbb7

Square

#b79bbb

#bba79b

#9fbb9b

#9bafbb

Shades

Color #b79bbb mixed toward black.

#9f79a4

#825c88

#624566

#412e44

#211722

Tints

Color #b79bbb mixed toward white.

#c3acc6

#cfbcd2

#dbcddd

#e7dee8

#f3eef4

Tones

Color #b79bbb mixed toward gray.

#b59eb8

#b3a0b6

#b1a3b3

#afa6b0

#ada8ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabb4 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#adafb2 · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#b6aead · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79bbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79bbb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b79bbb (#b79bbb) is rgb(183, 155, 187) in RGB.

No, #b79bbb 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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