#b55a9e

Color #b55a9e

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Orchid #da70d6 · ΔE 20.52 Nearest Tailwind class pink-500 #f6339a · ΔE 11.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b55a9e

RGB

rgb(181, 90, 158)

HSL

hsl(315.2, 38.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315.2, 50.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 12.7%, 29%)

LAB

lab(51.39, 45.69, -20.3)

LCH

lch(51.39, 50, 336.04)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.1442, 337.76)

HWB

hwb(315.2, 35.3%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5ab571

Analogous

#9e5ab5

#b55a9e

#b55a70

Triadic

#b55a9e

#9eb55a

#5a9eb5

Split-complementary

#b55a9e

#70b55a

#5ab59e

Tetradic

#b55a9e

#b5715a

#5ab571

#5a9eb5

Square

#b55a9e

#b59e5a

#5ab571

#5a70b5

Shades

Color #b55a9e mixed toward black.

#9c4686

#7d386b

#5d2a50

#3e1c36

#1f0e1b

Tints

Color #b55a9e mixed toward white.

#c175ae

#ce91be

#daacce

#e6c8df

#f3e3ef

Tones

Color #b55a9e mixed toward gray.

#ad619a

#a66996

#9e7193

#97788f

#8f808b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969691 · ΔE 30.4

Deuteranopia

#9ba18e · ΔE 40.8

Tritanopia

#b28683 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 24.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b55a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b55a9e]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b55a9e (#b55a9e) is rgb(181, 90, 158) in RGB.

No, #b55a9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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