#b08cbb

Color #b08cbb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 14.93 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b08cbb

RGB

rgb(176, 140, 187)

HSL

hsl(286, 25.7%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286, 25.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.9%, 25.1%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.99, 22.13, -19.32)

LCH

lch(62.99, 29.38, 318.88)

OKLCH

oklch(69%, 0.0786, 318.2)

HWB

hwb(286, 54.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97bb8c

Analogous

#988cbb

#b08cbb

#bb8cae

Triadic

#b08cbb

#bbb08c

#8cbbb0

Split-complementary

#b08cbb

#aebb8c

#8cbb98

Tetradic

#b08cbb

#bb8c97

#97bb8c

#8cbbb0

Square

#b08cbb

#bb988c

#97bb8c

#8caebb

Shades

Color #b08cbb mixed toward black.

#986aa7

#7c5189

#5d3d67

#3e2844

#1f1422

Tints

Color #b08cbb mixed toward white.

#bd9fc6

#cab2d2

#d8c5dd

#e5d9e8

#f2ecf4

Tones

Color #b08cbb mixed toward gray.

#ae90b7

#ac94b3

#aa98af

#a89cab

#a6a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a1b1 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#a4a6af · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#aea9a7 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b08cbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b08cbb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b08cbb (#b08cbb) is rgb(176, 140, 187) in RGB.

No, #b08cbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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