#b38ea2

Color #b38ea2

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#b38ea2

RGB

rgb(179, 142, 162)

HSL

hsl(327.6, 19.6%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(327.6, 20.7%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 9.5%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(62.96, 17.3, -5.2)

LCH

lch(62.96, 18.06, 343.27)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.0522, 344.9)

HWB

hwb(327.6, 55.7%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8eb39f

Analogous

#b18eb3

#b38ea2

#b38e8f

Triadic

#b38ea2

#a2b38e

#8ea2b3

Split-complementary

#b38ea2

#8fb38e

#8eb3b1

Tetradic

#b38ea2

#b39f8e

#8eb39f

#8ea2b3

Square

#b38ea2

#b3b18e

#8eb39f

#8e8fb3

Shades

Color #b38ea2 mixed toward black.

#9d6e88

#80566d

#604051

#402b36

#20151b

Tints

Color #b38ea2 mixed toward white.

#c0a1b1

#ccb4c1

#d9c6d0

#e6d9e0

#f2ecef

Tones

Color #b38ea2 mixed toward gray.

#b091a2

#ad94a1

#aa97a1

#a79aa1

#a39da1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a49d · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#a6a99c · ΔE 25.9

Tritanopia

#b19a99 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38ea2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38ea2]

Related colors

Deep Pink #ff1493

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#b38ea2 (#b38ea2) is rgb(179, 142, 162) in RGB.

No, #b38ea2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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