#b08cb9

Color #b08cb9

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.48 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b08cb9

RGB

rgb(176, 140, 185)

HSL

hsl(288, 24.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 24.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 24.3%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(62.92, 21.72, -18.3)

LCH

lch(62.92, 28.4, 319.88)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.0762, 319.47)

HWB

hwb(288, 54.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95b98c

Analogous

#998cb9

#b08cb9

#b98cab

Triadic

#b08cb9

#b9b08c

#8cb9b0

Split-complementary

#b08cb9

#abb98c

#8cb999

Tetradic

#b08cb9

#b98c95

#95b98c

#8cb9b0

Square

#b08cb9

#b9998c

#95b98c

#8cabb9

Shades

Color #b08cb9 mixed toward black.

#996aa4

#7c5287

#5d3d65

#3e2943

#1f1422

Tints

Color #b08cb9 mixed toward white.

#bd9fc5

#cab2d0

#d7c5dc

#e5d9e8

#f2ecf3

Tones

Color #b08cb9 mixed toward gray.

#ae90b5

#ab93b1

#a997ae

#a79baa

#a59fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a1af · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#a4a6ad · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#aea7a6 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b08cb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b08cb9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b08cb9 (#b08cb9) is rgb(176, 140, 185) in RGB.

No, #b08cb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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