#b56aa6

Color #b56aa6

A muted medium magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 19.56 Nearest Tailwind class pink-400 #fb64b6 · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b56aa6

RGB

rgb(181, 106, 166)

HSL

hsl(312, 33.6%, 56.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(312, 41.4%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 41.4%, 8.3%, 29%)

LAB

lab(54.96, 38.67, -19.52)

LCH

lch(54.96, 43.32, 333.22)

OKLCH

oklch(62.7%, 0.123, 334.68)

HWB

hwb(312, 41.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6ab579

Analogous

#9f6ab5

#b56aa6

#b56a81

Triadic

#b56aa6

#a6b56a

#6aa6b5

Split-complementary

#b56aa6

#81b56a

#6ab59f

Tetradic

#b56aa6

#b5796a

#6ab579

#6aa6b5

Square

#b56aa6

#b59f6a

#6ab579

#6a81b5

Shades

Color #b56aa6 mixed toward black.

#a04f90

#804073

#603056

#40203a

#20101d

Tints

Color #b56aa6 mixed toward white.

#c183b5

#ce9cc4

#dab5d3

#e6cde1

#f3e6f0

Tones

Color #b56aa6 mixed toward gray.

#af70a2

#a9779f

#a27d9b

#9c8397

#968993

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.58:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 25.1

Deuteranopia

#9ea397 · ΔE 35.5

Tritanopia

#b2908e · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b56aa6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b56aa6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b56aa6 (#b56aa6) is rgb(181, 106, 166) in RGB.

No, #b56aa6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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