#b253b3

Color #b253b3

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 12.69 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-600 #c800de · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b253b3

RGB

rgb(178, 83, 179)

HSL

hsl(299.4, 38.7%, 51.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(299.4, 53.6%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.6%, 53.6%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(50.58, 51.89, -33.89)

LCH

lch(50.58, 61.98, 326.85)

OKLCH

oklch(59.6%, 0.1714, 327.07)

HWB

hwb(299.4, 32.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#54b353

Analogous

#8253b3

#b253b3

#b35384

Triadic

#b253b3

#b3b253

#53b3b2

Split-complementary

#b253b3

#84b353

#53b382

Tetradic

#b253b3

#b35354

#54b353

#53b3b2

Square

#b253b3

#b38253

#54b353

#5384b3

Shades

Color #b253b3 mixed toward black.

#974397

#793679

#5a285b

#3c1b3d

#1e0d1e

Tints

Color #b253b3 mixed toward white.

#bf70c0

#cc8ccc

#d9a9d9

#e5c6e6

#f2e2f2

Tones

Color #b253b3 mixed toward gray.

#aa5bab

#a263a3

#9b6b9b

#937393

#8b7b8b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9392a2 · ΔE 23.7

Deuteranopia

#979d9e · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#af9390 · ΔE 27.4

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 26.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b253b3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b253b3]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b253b3 (#b253b3) is rgb(178, 83, 179) in RGB.

No, #b253b3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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