#b189bb

Color #b189bb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b189bb

RGB

rgb(177, 137, 187)

HSL

hsl(288, 26.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 26.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 26.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.36, 24.15, -20.27)

LCH

lch(62.36, 31.53, 319.99)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0846, 319.46)

HWB

hwb(288, 53.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93bb89

Analogous

#9889bb

#b189bb

#bb89ac

Triadic

#b189bb

#bbb189

#89bbb1

Split-complementary

#b189bb

#acbb89

#89bb98

Tetradic

#b189bb

#bb8993

#93bb89

#89bbb1

Square

#b189bb

#bb9889

#93bb89

#89acbb

Shades

Color #b189bb mixed toward black.

#9a67a7

#7d4f89

#5e3b67

#3f2744

#1f1422

Tints

Color #b189bb mixed toward white.

#be9dc6

#cbb0d2

#d8c4dd

#e5d8e8

#f2ebf4

Tones

Color #b189bb mixed toward gray.

#ae8db7

#ac91b3

#a995ae

#a79aaa

#a49ea6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a1b1 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a6ae · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#afa8a6 · ΔE 20.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 20.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b189bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b189bb]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b189bb (#b189bb) is rgb(177, 137, 187) in RGB.

No, #b189bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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