#b09fae

Color #b09fae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b09fae

RGB

rgb(176, 159, 174)

HSL

hsl(307.1, 9.7%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(307.1, 9.7%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 1.1%, 31%)

LAB

lab(67.34, 8.93, -5.5)

LCH

lch(67.34, 10.49, 328.37)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0289, 329.61)

HWB

hwb(307.1, 62.4%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fb0a1

Analogous

#aa9fb0

#b09fae

#b09fa6

Triadic

#b09fae

#aeb09f

#9faeb0

Split-complementary

#b09fae

#a6b09f

#9fb0aa

Tetradic

#b09fae

#b0a19f

#9fb0a1

#9faeb0

Square

#b09fae

#b0aa9f

#9fb0a1

#9fa6b0

Shades

Color #b09fae mixed toward black.

#978094

#7b6578

#5c4c5a

#3d323c

#1f191e

Tints

Color #b09fae mixed toward white.

#bdafbc

#cabfc9

#d8cfd7

#e5dfe4

#f2eff2

Tones

Color #b09fae mixed toward gray.

#afa0ad

#ada2ac

#aca3ab

#aaa5aa

#a9a6a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ab · ΔE 10.2

Deuteranopia

#aaabaa · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#afa8a7 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b09fae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b09fae]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b09fae (#b09fae) is rgb(176, 159, 174) in RGB.

No, #b09fae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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