#b09fad

Color #b09fad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b09fad

RGB

rgb(176, 159, 173)

HSL

hsl(310.6, 9.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.6, 9.7%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 1.7%, 31%)

LAB

lab(67.31, 8.74, -4.99)

LCH

lch(67.31, 10.06, 330.28)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0278, 331.69)

HWB

hwb(310.6, 62.4%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb0a2

Analogous

#ab9fb0

#b09fad

#b09fa5

Triadic

#b09fad

#adb09f

#9fadb0

Split-complementary

#b09fad

#a5b09f

#9fb0ab

Tetradic

#b09fad

#b0a29f

#9fb0a2

#9fadb0

Square

#b09fad

#b0ab9f

#9fb0a2

#9fa5b0

Shades

Color #b09fad mixed toward black.

#978093

#7b6577

#5c4c59

#3d323b

#1f191e

Tints

Color #b09fad mixed toward white.

#bdafbb

#cabfc8

#d8cfd6

#e5dfe4

#f2eff1

Tones

Color #b09fad mixed toward gray.

#afa0ac

#ada2ab

#aca3aa

#aaa5a9

#a9a6a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9aa · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#aaaba9 · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#afa7a7 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b09fad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09fad]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b09fad (#b09fad) is rgb(176, 159, 173) in RGB.

No, #b09fad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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