#b38fb8

Color #b38fb8

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 16.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b38fb8

RGB

rgb(179, 143, 184)

HSL

hsl(292.7, 22.4%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.7, 22.3%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 22.3%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(63.91, 20.86, -16.21)

LCH

lch(63.91, 26.42, 322.15)

OKLCH

oklch(69.7%, 0.0714, 322.28)

HWB

hwb(292.7, 56.1%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94b88f

Analogous

#9e8fb8

#b38fb8

#b88fa8

Triadic

#b38fb8

#b8b38f

#8fb8b3

Split-complementary

#b38fb8

#a8b88f

#8fb89e

Tetradic

#b38fb8

#b88f94

#94b88f

#8fb8b3

Square

#b38fb8

#b89e8f

#94b88f

#8fa8b8

Shades

Color #b38fb8 mixed toward black.

#9c6ea3

#7f5585

#603f64

#402a43

#201521

Tints

Color #b38fb8 mixed toward white.

#c0a2c4

#ccb4d0

#d9c7db

#e6dae7

#f2ecf3

Tones

Color #b38fb8 mixed toward gray.

#b092b5

#ae96b1

#ab99ae

#a99daa

#a6a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a4af · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#a7a9ad · ΔE 18.8

Tritanopia

#b1a8a6 · ΔE 18.4

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b38fb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b38fb8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b38fb8 (#b38fb8) is rgb(179, 143, 184) in RGB.

No, #b38fb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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