#b88cb1

Color #b88cb1

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b88cb1

RGB

rgb(184, 140, 177)

HSL

hsl(309.5, 23.7%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.5, 23.9%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.9%, 3.8%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(63.44, 22.92, -12.92)

LCH

lch(63.44, 26.31, 330.59)

OKLCH

oklch(69.4%, 0.0733, 331.93)

HWB

hwb(309.5, 54.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb893

Analogous

#a98cb8

#b88cb1

#b88c9b

Triadic

#b88cb1

#b1b88c

#8cb1b8

Split-complementary

#b88cb1

#9bb88c

#8cb8a9

Tetradic

#b88cb1

#b8938c

#8cb893

#8cb1b8

Square

#b88cb1

#b8a98c

#8cb893

#8c9bb8

Shades

Color #b88cb1 mixed toward black.

#a36a9a

#86527d

#643e5e

#43293f

#21151f

Tints

Color #b88cb1 mixed toward white.

#c49fbe

#d0b2cb

#dbc5d8

#e7d9e5

#f3ecf2

Tones

Color #b88cb1 mixed toward gray.

#b490ae

#b193ac

#ad97a9

#a99ba7

#a69ea4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a6a9 · ΔE 18.8

Deuteranopia

#a9aca7 · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#b6a2a1 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b88cb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b88cb1]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b88cb1 (#b88cb1) is rgb(184, 140, 177) in RGB.

No, #b88cb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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