#c59bbd

Color #c59bbd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.13 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 10.4

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Conversions

HEX

#c59bbd

RGB

rgb(197, 155, 189)

HSL

hsl(311.4, 26.6%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(311.4, 21.3%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 4.1%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(68.74, 21.32, -11.56)

LCH

lch(68.74, 24.25, 331.53)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0677, 332.94)

HWB

hwb(311.4, 60.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bc5a3

Analogous

#b89bc5

#c59bbd

#c59ba8

Triadic

#c59bbd

#bdc59b

#9bbdc5

Split-complementary

#c59bbd

#a8c59b

#9bc5b8

Tetradic

#c59bbd

#c5a39b

#9bc5a3

#9bbdc5

Square

#c59bbd

#c5b89b

#9bc5a3

#9ba8c5

Shades

Color #c59bbd mixed toward black.

#af76a4

#955689

#6f4166

#4a2b44

#251622

Tints

Color #c59bbd mixed toward white.

#cfacc8

#d8bcd3

#e2cdde

#ecdee9

#f5eef4

Tones

Color #c59bbd mixed toward gray.

#c19ebb

#bea2b9

#baa5b6

#b7a9b4

#b3acb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b4b6 · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#b7bab4 · ΔE 25.5

Tritanopia

#c3afae · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c59bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c59bbd]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#c59bbd (#c59bbd) is rgb(197, 155, 189) in RGB.

No, #c59bbd 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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