#b39bb2

Color #b39bb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b39bb2

RGB

rgb(179, 155, 178)

HSL

hsl(302.5, 13.6%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.5, 13.4%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 0.6%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(66.7, 12.98, -8.65)

LCH

lch(66.7, 15.6, 326.32)

OKLCH

oklch(71.8%, 0.0426, 327.35)

HWB

hwb(302.5, 60.8%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb39c

Analogous

#a89bb3

#b39bb2

#b39ba6

Triadic

#b39bb2

#b2b39b

#9bb2b3

Split-complementary

#b39bb2

#a6b39b

#9bb3a8

Tetradic

#b39bb2

#b39c9b

#9bb39c

#9bb2b3

Square

#b39bb2

#b3a89b

#9bb39c

#9ba6b3

Shades

Color #b39bb2 mixed toward black.

#9b7b9a

#7e607d

#5f485e

#3f303f

#20181f

Tints

Color #b39bb2 mixed toward white.

#c0acbf

#ccbccc

#d9cdd8

#e6dee5

#f2eef2

Tones

Color #b39bb2 mixed toward gray.

#b19db0

#af9fae

#ada1ad

#aba3ab

#a9a5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a9ad · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#abacac · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#b2a9a8 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 14.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b39bb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b39bb2]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b39bb2 (#b39bb2) is rgb(179, 155, 178) in RGB.

No, #b39bb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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