#b38eba

Color #b38eba

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.07 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b38eba

RGB

rgb(179, 142, 186)

HSL

hsl(290.5, 24.2%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290.5, 23.7%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 23.7%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(63.73, 21.81, -17.6)

LCH

lch(63.73, 28.03, 321.1)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.0756, 320.96)

HWB

hwb(290.5, 55.7%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95ba8e

Analogous

#9d8eba

#b38eba

#ba8eab

Triadic

#b38eba

#bab38e

#8ebab3

Split-complementary

#b38eba

#abba8e

#8eba9d

Tetradic

#b38eba

#ba8e95

#95ba8e

#8ebab3

Square

#b38eba

#ba9d8e

#95ba8e

#8eabba

Shades

Color #b38eba mixed toward black.

#9c6ca5

#7f5388

#603e66

#402944

#201522

Tints

Color #b38eba mixed toward white.

#c0a1c5

#ccb4d1

#d9c6dc

#e6d9e8

#f2ecf3

Tones

Color #b38eba mixed toward gray.

#b192b6

#ae95b3

#ab99af

#a99dab

#a6a0a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a4b1 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a9ae · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#b1a9a7 · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 19.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38eba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38eba]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b38eba (#b38eba) is rgb(179, 142, 186) in RGB.

No, #b38eba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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