#b28ea9

Color #b28ea9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b28ea9

RGB

rgb(178, 142, 169)

HSL

hsl(315, 18.9%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315, 20.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.2%, 5.1%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(63.07, 18.2, -9.01)

LCH

lch(63.07, 20.31, 333.66)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.057, 335.23)

HWB

hwb(315, 55.7%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb297

Analogous

#a98eb2

#b28ea9

#b28e97

Triadic

#b28ea9

#a9b28e

#8ea9b2

Split-complementary

#b28ea9

#97b28e

#8eb2a9

Tetradic

#b28ea9

#b2978e

#8eb297

#8ea9b2

Square

#b28ea9

#b2a98e

#8eb297

#8e97b2

Shades

Color #b28ea9 mixed toward black.

#9c6e91

#7f5675

#5f4157

#3f2b3a

#20161d

Tints

Color #b28ea9 mixed toward white.

#bfa1b7

#ccb4c6

#d8c6d4

#e5d9e2

#f2ecf1

Tones

Color #b28ea9 mixed toward gray.

#af91a7

#ac94a6

#a997a4

#a69aa3

#a39da1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3a3 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#a6a8a2 · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#b09e9d · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#999999 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b28ea9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b28ea9]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b28ea9 (#b28ea9) is rgb(178, 142, 169) in RGB.

No, #b28ea9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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