#b98ebc

Color #b98ebc

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.96 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#b98ebc

RGB

rgb(185, 142, 188)

HSL

hsl(296.1, 25.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.1, 24.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 24.5%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(64.4, 24.23, -17.67)

LCH

lch(64.4, 29.99, 323.9)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0816, 324.23)

HWB

hwb(296.1, 55.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#91bc8e

Analogous

#a28ebc

#b98ebc

#bc8ea8

Triadic

#b98ebc

#bcb98e

#8ebcb9

Split-complementary

#b98ebc

#a8bc8e

#8ebca2

Tetradic

#b98ebc

#bc8e91

#91bc8e

#8ebcb9

Square

#b98ebc

#bca28e

#91bc8e

#8ea8bc

Shades

Color #b98ebc mixed toward black.

#a46ba8

#86528a

#653d68

#432945

#221423

Tints

Color #b98ebc mixed toward white.

#c5a1c7

#d0b4d2

#dcc6de

#e8d9e9

#f3ecf4

Tones

Color #b98ebc mixed toward gray.

#b692b8

#b296b4

#af99b1

#ac9dad

#a8a1a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8b2 · ΔE 17.6

Deuteranopia

#abaeb0 · ΔE 19.4

Tritanopia

#b7aaa8 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#9c9c9c · ΔE 20.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b98ebc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b98ebc]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b98ebc (#b98ebc) is rgb(185, 142, 188) in RGB.

No, #b98ebc 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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