#b36ca4

Color #b36ca4

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.13 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b36ca4

RGB

rgb(179, 108, 164)

HSL

hsl(312.7, 31.8%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312.7, 39.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 8.4%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(55.06, 36.58, -18.21)

LCH

lch(55.06, 40.86, 333.54)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.1161, 335.02)

HWB

hwb(312.7, 42.4%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6cb37b

Analogous

#9f6cb3

#b36ca4

#b36c81

Triadic

#b36ca4

#a4b36c

#6ca4b3

Split-complementary

#b36ca4

#81b36c

#6cb39f

Tetradic

#b36ca4

#b37b6c

#6cb37b

#6ca4b3

Square

#b36ca4

#b39f6c

#6cb37b

#6c81b3

Shades

Color #b36ca4 mixed toward black.

#9e528e

#7e4171

#5f3155

#3f2139

#20101c

Tints

Color #b36ca4 mixed toward white.

#c085b3

#cc9dc2

#d9b6d1

#e6cee1

#f2e7f0

Tones

Color #b36ca4 mixed toward gray.

#ad72a1

#a7789d

#a17e9a

#9b8496

#958a93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999999 · ΔE 24.7

Deuteranopia

#9da296 · ΔE 35

Tritanopia

#b08f8d · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b36ca4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b36ca4]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b36ca4 (#b36ca4) is rgb(179, 108, 164) in RGB.

No, #b36ca4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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