#b3799c

Color #b3799c

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 20.35 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b3799c

RGB

rgb(179, 121, 156)

HSL

hsl(323.8, 27.6%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(323.8, 32.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32.4%, 12.8%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(57.71, 28.02, -9.58)

LCH

lch(57.71, 29.61, 341.12)

OKLCH

oklch(64.6%, 0.0858, 342.85)

HWB

hwb(323.8, 47.5%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79b390

Analogous

#ad79b3

#b3799c

#b3797f

Triadic

#b3799c

#9cb379

#799cb3

Split-complementary

#b3799c

#7fb379

#79b3ad

Tetradic

#b3799c

#b39079

#79b390

#799cb3

Square

#b3799c

#b3ad79

#79b390

#797fb3

Shades

Color #b3799c mixed toward black.

#9f5a84

#80486a

#60364f

#402435

#20121a

Tints

Color #b3799c mixed toward white.

#c08fac

#cca6bd

#d9bccd

#e6d2de

#f2e9ee

Tones

Color #b3799c mixed toward gray.

#ae7e9b

#a9839a

#a48799

#a08c98

#9b9197

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9d9d94 · ΔE 28

Deuteranopia

#a0a493 · ΔE 33.8

Tritanopia

#b18e8d · ΔE 13.6

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b3799c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3799c]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Orchid #da70d6

Frequently asked questions

#b3799c (#b3799c) is rgb(179, 121, 156) in RGB.

No, #b3799c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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