#b495af

Color #b495af

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 15.16 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#b495af

RGB

rgb(180, 149, 175)

HSL

hsl(309.7, 17.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.7, 17.2%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.2%, 2.8%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(65.2, 16.11, -9.21)

LCH

lch(65.2, 18.56, 330.24)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0515, 331.59)

HWB

hwb(309.7, 58.4%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#95b49a

Analogous

#a995b4

#b495af

#b4959f

Triadic

#b495af

#afb495

#95afb4

Split-complementary

#b495af

#9fb495

#95b4a9

Tetradic

#b495af

#b49a95

#95b49a

#95afb4

Square

#b495af

#b4a995

#95b49a

#959fb4

Shades

Color #b495af mixed toward black.

#9d7597

#805b7a

#60445c

#402d3d

#20171f

Tints

Color #b495af mixed toward white.

#c0a7bc

#cdb8ca

#d9cad7

#e6dce4

#f2edf2

Tones

Color #b495af mixed toward gray.

#b198ad

#af9aab

#ac9daa

#aa9fa8

#a7a2a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7a9 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#a9aba8 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#b3a4a3 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b495af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b495af]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b495af (#b495af) is rgb(180, 149, 175) in RGB.

No, #b495af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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