#b196b3

Color #b196b3

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b196b3

RGB

rgb(177, 150, 179)

HSL

hsl(295.9, 16%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.9, 16.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 16.2%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(65.29, 15.26, -11.34)

LCH

lch(65.29, 19.01, 323.38)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0516, 323.91)

HWB

hwb(295.9, 58.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98b396

Analogous

#a296b3

#b196b3

#b396a6

Triadic

#b196b3

#b3b196

#96b3b1

Split-complementary

#b196b3

#a6b396

#96b3a2

Tetradic

#b196b3

#b39698

#98b396

#96b3b1

Square

#b196b3

#b3a296

#98b396

#96a6b3

Shades

Color #b196b3 mixed toward black.

#99769c

#7d5c7f

#5e455f

#3e2e40

#1f1720

Tints

Color #b196b3 mixed toward white.

#bea7c0

#cbb9cc

#d8cad9

#e5dce6

#f2edf2

Tones

Color #b196b3 mixed toward gray.

#af98b1

#ad9bae

#ab9dac

#a9a0a9

#a7a2a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a6ad · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#a8a9ab · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#b0a7a6 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b196b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b196b3]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b196b3 (#b196b3) is rgb(177, 150, 179) in RGB.

No, #b196b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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