#b995b5

Color #b995b5

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b995b5

RGB

rgb(185, 149, 181)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 20.5%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 19.5%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.5%, 2.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(65.86, 18.99, -11.53)

LCH

lch(65.86, 22.22, 328.74)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0614, 329.88)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 58.4%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95b999

Analogous

#ab95b9

#b995b5

#b995a3

Triadic

#b995b5

#b5b995

#95b5b9

Split-complementary

#b995b5

#a3b995

#95b9ab

Tetradic

#b995b5

#b99995

#95b999

#95b5b9

Square

#b995b5

#b9ab95

#95b999

#95a3b9

Shades

Color #b995b5 mixed toward black.

#a3739e

#865981

#654261

#432c41

#221620

Tints

Color #b995b5 mixed toward white.

#c5a7c1

#d0b8ce

#dccada

#e8dce6

#f3edf3

Tones

Color #b995b5 mixed toward gray.

#b698b3

#b39bb0

#b09eae

#ada1ac

#aaa4a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abaaae · ΔE 16.5

Deuteranopia

#adafac · ΔE 21.9

Tritanopia

#b7a8a7 · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b995b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b995b5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b995b5 (#b995b5) is rgb(185, 149, 181) in RGB.

No, #b995b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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