#b990b4

Color #b990b4

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b990b4

RGB

rgb(185, 144, 180)

HSL

hsl(307.3, 22.7%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.3, 22.2%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 2.7%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(64.61, 21.59, -12.85)

LCH

lch(64.61, 25.12, 329.24)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.0697, 330.42)

HWB

hwb(307.3, 56.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#90b995

Analogous

#a990b9

#b990b4

#b9909f

Triadic

#b990b4

#b4b990

#90b4b9

Split-complementary

#b990b4

#9fb990

#90b9a9

Tetradic

#b990b4

#b99590

#90b995

#90b4b9

Square

#b990b4

#b9a990

#90b995

#909fb9

Shades

Color #b990b4 mixed toward black.

#a46e9d

#875580

#654060

#432a40

#221520

Tints

Color #b990b4 mixed toward white.

#c5a2c1

#d0b5cd

#dcc7da

#e8dae6

#f3ecf3

Tones

Color #b990b4 mixed toward gray.

#b693b1

#b297af

#af9aac

#ab9eaa

#a8a1a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a8ac · ΔE 17.8

Deuteranopia

#abaeaa · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#b7a6a4 · ΔE 15.9

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b990b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b990b4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b990b4 (#b990b4) is rgb(185, 144, 180) in RGB.

No, #b990b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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