#b38eb8

Color #b38eb8

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b38eb8

RGB

rgb(179, 142, 184)

HSL

hsl(292.9, 22.8%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.9, 22.8%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 22.8%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(63.66, 21.42, -16.58)

LCH

lch(63.66, 27.09, 322.26)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0732, 322.38)

HWB

hwb(292.9, 55.7%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93b88e

Analogous

#9e8eb8

#b38eb8

#b88ea8

Triadic

#b38eb8

#b8b38e

#8eb8b3

Split-complementary

#b38eb8

#a8b88e

#8eb89e

Tetradic

#b38eb8

#b88e93

#93b88e

#8eb8b3

Square

#b38eb8

#b89e8e

#93b88e

#8ea8b8

Shades

Color #b38eb8 mixed toward black.

#9d6da3

#805485

#603f64

#402a43

#201521

Tints

Color #b38eb8 mixed toward white.

#c0a1c4

#ccb4d0

#d9c6db

#e6d9e7

#f2ecf3

Tones

Color #b38eb8 mixed toward gray.

#b091b4

#ae95b1

#ab98ad

#a89caa

#a69fa6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4af · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#a6a9ad · ΔE 19.1

Tritanopia

#b1a7a6 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38eb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38eb8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b38eb8 (#b38eb8) is rgb(179, 142, 184) in RGB.

No, #b38eb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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