#b999bb

Color #b999bb

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b999bb

RGB

rgb(185, 153, 187)

HSL

hsl(296.5, 20%, 66.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(296.5, 18.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 18.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.04, 17.91, -13.12)

LCH

lch(67.04, 22.2, 323.78)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0603, 324.31)

HWB

hwb(296.5, 60%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bbb99

Analogous

#a899bb

#b999bb

#bb99ac

Triadic

#b999bb

#bbb999

#99bbb9

Split-complementary

#b999bb

#acbb99

#99bba8

Tetradic

#b999bb

#bb999b

#9bbb99

#99bbb9

Square

#b999bb

#bba899

#9bbb99

#99acbb

Shades

Color #b999bb mixed toward black.

#a277a4

#855b88

#644466

#432d44

#211722

Tints

Color #b999bb mixed toward white.

#c5aac6

#d0bbd2

#dcccdd

#e8dde8

#f3eef4

Tones

Color #b999bb mixed toward gray.

#b79cb8

#b49fb5

#b2a2b3

#afa4b0

#ada7ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb4 · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#aeb0b2 · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#b8adac · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b999bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b999bb]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b999bb (#b999bb) is rgb(185, 153, 187) in RGB.

No, #b999bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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