#b9a3bc

Color #b9a3bc

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a3bc

RGB

rgb(185, 163, 188)

HSL

hsl(292.8, 15.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.8, 13.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 13.3%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.57, 12.55, -9.89)

LCH

lch(69.57, 15.98, 321.76)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0431, 322.25)

HWB

hwb(292.8, 63.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6bca3

Analogous

#aca3bc

#b9a3bc

#bca3b2

Triadic

#b9a3bc

#bcb9a3

#a3bcb9

Split-complementary

#b9a3bc

#b2bca3

#a3bcac

Tetradic

#b9a3bc

#bca3a6

#a6bca3

#a3bcb9

Square

#b9a3bc

#bcaca3

#a6bca3

#a3b2bc

Shades

Color #b9a3bc mixed toward black.

#9f81a3

#836387

#624a65

#413144

#211922

Tints

Color #b9a3bc mixed toward white.

#c5b2c7

#d0c2d2

#dcd1dd

#e8e0e9

#f3f0f4

Tones

Color #b9a3bc mixed toward gray.

#b7a5ba

#b6a7b8

#b4a9b6

#b3abb4

#b1adb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0b6 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#b1b3b5 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#b8b2b1 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 14.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a3bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a3bc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b9a3bc (#b9a3bc) is rgb(185, 163, 188) in RGB.

No, #b9a3bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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