#b89cb4

Color #b89cb4

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#b89cb4

RGB

rgb(184, 156, 180)

HSL

hsl(308.6, 16.5%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308.6, 15.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.2%, 2.2%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(67.47, 14.56, -8.57)

LCH

lch(67.47, 16.89, 329.52)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0467, 330.8)

HWB

hwb(308.6, 61.2%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb8a0

Analogous

#ae9cb8

#b89cb4

#b89ca6

Triadic

#b89cb4

#b4b89c

#9cb4b8

Split-complementary

#b89cb4

#a6b89c

#9cb8ae

Tetradic

#b89cb4

#b8a09c

#9cb8a0

#9cb4b8

Square

#b89cb4

#b8ae9c

#9cb8a0

#9ca6b8

Shades

Color #b89cb4 mixed toward black.

#a07b9b

#845f7f

#63475f

#422f3f

#211820

Tints

Color #b89cb4 mixed toward white.

#c4adc1

#d0bdcd

#dcceda

#e7dee6

#f3eff3

Tones

Color #b89cb4 mixed toward gray.

#b69eb2

#b3a1b1

#b1a3af

#afa5ad

#aca8ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adacaf · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#aeb0ad · ΔE 18.9

Tritanopia

#b7aaa9 · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b89cb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b89cb4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b89cb4 (#b89cb4) is rgb(184, 156, 180) in RGB.

No, #b89cb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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