#b49bb3

Color #b49bb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b49bb3

RGB

rgb(180, 155, 179)

HSL

hsl(302.4, 14.3%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.4, 13.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.9%, 0.6%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(66.83, 13.52, -9.02)

LCH

lch(66.83, 16.25, 326.29)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0444, 327.31)

HWB

hwb(302.4, 60.8%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9bb49c

Analogous

#a99bb4

#b49bb3

#b49ba7

Triadic

#b49bb3

#b3b49b

#9bb3b4

Split-complementary

#b49bb3

#a7b49b

#9bb4a9

Tetradic

#b49bb3

#b49c9b

#9bb49c

#9bb3b4

Square

#b49bb3

#b4a99b

#9bb49c

#9ba7b4

Shades

Color #b49bb3 mixed toward black.

#9c7b9b

#80607e

#60485f

#40303f

#201820

Tints

Color #b49bb3 mixed toward white.

#c1acc0

#cdbccc

#dacdd9

#e6dee6

#f3eef2

Tones

Color #b49bb3 mixed toward gray.

#b29db1

#b09faf

#aea1ad

#aca3ab

#aaa5a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaaae · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#abadac · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#b3a9a8 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49bb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49bb3]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b49bb3 (#b49bb3) is rgb(180, 155, 179) in RGB.

No, #b49bb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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