#b39eba

Color #b39eba

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.6 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b39eba

RGB

rgb(179, 158, 186)

HSL

hsl(285, 16.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 15.1%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.8%, 15.1%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(67.71, 12.86, -11.61)

LCH

lch(67.71, 17.33, 317.92)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0462, 317.72)

HWB

hwb(285, 62%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5ba9e

Analogous

#a59eba

#b39eba

#ba9eb3

Triadic

#b39eba

#bab39e

#9ebab3

Split-complementary

#b39eba

#b3ba9e

#9ebaa5

Tetradic

#b39eba

#ba9ea5

#a5ba9e

#9ebab3

Square

#b39eba

#baa59e

#a5ba9e

#9eb3ba

Shades

Color #b39eba mixed toward black.

#997da2

#7c5f86

#5d4865

#3e3043

#1f1822

Tints

Color #b39eba mixed toward white.

#c0aec6

#ccbed1

#d9cfdd

#e6dfe8

#f2eff4

Tones

Color #b39eba mixed toward gray.

#b2a0b8

#b1a3b5

#b0a5b3

#aea7b1

#adaaae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab4 · ΔE 11.2

Deuteranopia

#acadb2 · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#b2afad · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#a5a5a5 · ΔE 14.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b39eba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b39eba]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#b39eba (#b39eba) is rgb(179, 158, 186) in RGB.

No, #b39eba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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