#b48aad

Color #b48aad

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 18.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b48aad

RGB

rgb(180, 138, 173)

HSL

hsl(310, 21.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 23.3%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23.3%, 3.9%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(62.42, 21.9, -12.23)

LCH

lch(62.42, 25.08, 330.82)

OKLCH

oklch(68.5%, 0.0699, 332.12)

HWB

hwb(310, 54.1%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8ab491

Analogous

#a68ab4

#b48aad

#b48a98

Triadic

#b48aad

#adb48a

#8aadb4

Split-complementary

#b48aad

#98b48a

#8ab4a6

Tetradic

#b48aad

#b4918a

#8ab491

#8aadb4

Square

#b48aad

#b4a68a

#8ab491

#8a98b4

Shades

Color #b48aad mixed toward black.

#9f6a96

#81537a

#613e5b

#41293d

#20151e

Tints

Color #b48aad mixed toward white.

#c19ebb

#cdb1c8

#dac5d6

#e6d8e4

#f3ecf1

Tones

Color #b48aad mixed toward gray.

#b18eab

#ad91a8

#aa95a6

#a698a4

#a39ca1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a4a3a5 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#a6a9a4 · ΔE 25.4

Tritanopia

#b29f9e · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 19.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b48aad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b48aad]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b48aad (#b48aad) is rgb(180, 138, 173) in RGB.

No, #b48aad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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