#b298b8

Color #b298b8

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b298b8

RGB

rgb(178, 152, 184)

HSL

hsl(288.8, 18.4%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.8, 17.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.3%, 17.4%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(66.05, 15.47, -13)

LCH

lch(66.05, 20.21, 319.96)

OKLCH

oklch(71.3%, 0.0542, 319.94)

HWB

hwb(288.8, 59.6%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb898

Analogous

#a298b8

#b298b8

#b898ae

Triadic

#b298b8

#b8b298

#98b8b2

Split-complementary

#b298b8

#aeb898

#98b8a2

Tetradic

#b298b8

#b8989e

#9eb898

#98b8b2

Square

#b298b8

#b8a298

#9eb898

#98aeb8

Shades

Color #b298b8 mixed toward black.

#9977a1

#7d5b85

#5e4563

#3e2e42

#1f1721

Tints

Color #b298b8 mixed toward white.

#bfa9c4

#ccbad0

#d9ccdc

#e5dde7

#f2eef3

Tones

Color #b298b8 mixed toward gray.

#b09bb5

#af9db3

#ada0b0

#aba3ad

#aaa5ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b1 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#a9abaf · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#b1abaa · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b298b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b298b8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b298b8 (#b298b8) is rgb(178, 152, 184) in RGB.

No, #b298b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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