#b972b3

Color #b972b3

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.65 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 11.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b972b3

RGB

rgb(185, 114, 179)

HSL

hsl(305.1, 33.6%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(305.1, 38.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 38.4%, 3.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(57.66, 37.99, -22.83)

LCH

lch(57.66, 44.32, 329)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.1235, 329.93)

HWB

hwb(305.1, 44.7%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72b978

Analogous

#9b72b9

#b972b3

#b9728f

Triadic

#b972b3

#b3b972

#72b3b9

Split-complementary

#b972b3

#8fb972

#72b99b

Tetradic

#b972b3

#b97872

#72b978

#72b3b9

Square

#b972b3

#b99b72

#72b978

#728fb9

Shades

Color #b972b3 mixed toward black.

#a6539f

#85427f

#643260

#432140

#211120

Tints

Color #b972b3 mixed toward white.

#c589c0

#d0a1cc

#dcb8d9

#e8d0e6

#f3e7f2

Tones

Color #b972b3 mixed toward gray.

#b378ae

#ad7ea9

#a784a4

#a18a9f

#9b909a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa6 · ΔE 22.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a8a3 · ΔE 31.7

Tritanopia

#b69b99 · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b972b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b972b3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b972b3 (#b972b3) is rgb(185, 114, 179) in RGB.

No, #b972b3 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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