#b199c0

Color #b199c0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b199c0

RGB

rgb(177, 153, 192)

HSL

hsl(276.9, 23.6%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.9, 20.3%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 20.3%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(66.47, 16.18, -16.84)

LCH

lch(66.47, 23.35, 313.85)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0617, 312.3)

HWB

hwb(276.9, 60%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8c099

Analogous

#9d99c0

#b199c0

#c099bb

Triadic

#b199c0

#c0b199

#99c0b1

Split-complementary

#b199c0

#bbc099

#99c09d

Tetradic

#b199c0

#c099a8

#a8c099

#99c0b1

Square

#b199c0

#c09d99

#a8c099

#99bbc0

Shades

Color #b199c0 mixed toward black.

#9675aa

#79588e

#5b426b

#3d2c47

#1e1624

Tints

Color #b199c0 mixed toward white.

#beaaca

#cbbbd5

#d8ccdf

#e5ddea

#f2eef4

Tones

Color #b199c0 mixed toward gray.

#b09cbd

#af9fb9

#afa3b6

#aea6b3

#ada9b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b8 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#a9aab5 · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#b0b0af · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b199c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b199c0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b199c0 (#b199c0) is rgb(177, 153, 192) in RGB.

No, #b199c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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