#b09bb5

Color #b09bb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.64 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b09bb5

RGB

rgb(176, 155, 181)

HSL

hsl(288.5, 14.9%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.5, 14.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 14.4%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(66.53, 12.51, -10.62)

LCH

lch(66.53, 16.41, 319.67)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.044, 319.79)

HWB

hwb(288.5, 60.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0b59b

Analogous

#a39bb5

#b09bb5

#b59bad

Triadic

#b09bb5

#b5b09b

#9bb5b0

Split-complementary

#b09bb5

#adb59b

#9bb5a3

Tetradic

#b09bb5

#b59ba0

#a0b59b

#9bb5b0

Square

#b09bb5

#b5a39b

#a0b59b

#9badb5

Shades

Color #b09bb5 mixed toward black.

#977b9d

#7a5f81

#5c4861

#3d3040

#1f1820

Tints

Color #b09bb5 mixed toward white.

#bdacc1

#cabcce

#d8cdda

#e5dee6

#f2eef3

Tones

Color #b09bb5 mixed toward gray.

#af9db3

#ad9fb1

#aca2af

#aba4ac

#a9a6aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7af · ΔE 11.5

Deuteranopia

#a9aaae · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#afaaa9 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b09bb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09bb5]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b09bb5 (#b09bb5) is rgb(176, 155, 181) in RGB.

No, #b09bb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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