#b281ae

Color #b281ae

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.66 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 14

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Conversions

HEX

#b281ae

RGB

rgb(178, 129, 174)

HSL

hsl(304.9, 24.1%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.9, 27.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.5%, 2.2%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(60.09, 26.44, -16.34)

LCH

lch(60.09, 31.08, 328.28)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.0861, 329.26)

HWB

hwb(304.9, 50.6%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#81b285

Analogous

#9e81b2

#b281ae

#b28196

Triadic

#b281ae

#aeb281

#81aeb2

Split-complementary

#b281ae

#96b281

#81b29e

Tetradic

#b281ae

#b28581

#81b285

#81aeb2

Square

#b281ae

#b29e81

#81b285

#8196b2

Shades

Color #b281ae mixed toward black.

#9f619a

#7f4e7b

#5f3a5c

#40273d

#20131f

Tints

Color #b281ae mixed toward white.

#bf96bb

#ccabc9

#d8c0d6

#e5d5e4

#f2eaf1

Tones

Color #b281ae mixed toward gray.

#ae85ab

#aa89a7

#a68da4

#a291a0

#9e959d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9fa5 · ΔE 19.7

Deuteranopia

#a2a5a2 · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#b09d9b · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b281ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b281ae]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b281ae (#b281ae) is rgb(178, 129, 174) in RGB.

No, #b281ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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