#b29bb1

Color #b29bb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b29bb1

RGB

rgb(178, 155, 177)

HSL

hsl(302.6, 13%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.6, 12.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 0.6%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(66.58, 12.43, -8.28)

LCH

lch(66.58, 14.94, 326.33)

OKLCH

oklch(71.7%, 0.0408, 327.4)

HWB

hwb(302.6, 60.8%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb29c

Analogous

#a89bb2

#b29bb1

#b29ba6

Triadic

#b29bb1

#b1b29b

#9bb1b2

Split-complementary

#b29bb1

#a6b29b

#9bb2a8

Tetradic

#b29bb1

#b29c9b

#9bb29c

#9bb1b2

Square

#b29bb1

#b2a89b

#9bb29c

#9ba6b2

Shades

Color #b29bb1 mixed toward black.

#9a7c99

#7d617c

#5e485d

#3f303e

#1f181f

Tints

Color #b29bb1 mixed toward white.

#bfacbe

#ccbccb

#d9cdd8

#e5dee5

#f2eef2

Tones

Color #b29bb1 mixed toward gray.

#b09daf

#ae9fae

#aca1ac

#aaa3aa

#a8a5a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a8ac · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#aaacab · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#b1a8a7 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 13.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b29bb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b29bb1]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b29bb1 (#b29bb1) is rgb(178, 155, 177) in RGB.

No, #b29bb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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