#b09cb0

Color #b09cb0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b09cb0

RGB

rgb(176, 156, 176)

HSL

hsl(300, 11.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 11.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.4%, 0%, 31%)

LAB

lab(66.63, 10.98, -7.67)

LCH

lch(66.63, 13.39, 325.06)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0364, 325.96)

HWB

hwb(300, 61.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9cb09c

Analogous

#a69cb0

#b09cb0

#b09ca6

Triadic

#b09cb0

#b0b09c

#9cb0b0

Split-complementary

#b09cb0

#a6b09c

#9cb0a6

Tetradic

#b09cb0

#b09c9c

#9cb09c

#9cb0b0

Square

#b09cb0

#b0a69c

#9cb09c

#9ca6b0

Shades

Color #b09cb0 mixed toward black.

#977d97

#7b627b

#5c4a5c

#3e313e

#1f191f

Tints

Color #b09cb0 mixed toward white.

#bdadbd

#cabdca

#d7ced7

#e5dee5

#f2eff2

Tones

Color #b09cb0 mixed toward gray.

#ae9eae

#ad9fad

#aba1ab

#a9a3a9

#a8a4a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a8ab · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#a9aaaa · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#afa8a7 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b09cb0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09cb0]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b09cb0 (#b09cb0) is rgb(176, 156, 176) in RGB.

No, #b09cb0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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