#b599bc

Color #b599bc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.71 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b599bc

RGB

rgb(181, 153, 188)

HSL

hsl(288, 20.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 18.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 18.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(66.7, 16.73, -14.22)

LCH

lch(66.7, 21.96, 319.64)

OKLCH

oklch(71.9%, 0.0589, 319.47)

HWB

hwb(288, 60%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0bc99

Analogous

#a499bc

#b599bc

#bc99b2

Triadic

#b599bc

#bcb599

#99bcb5

Split-complementary

#b599bc

#b2bc99

#99bca4

Tetradic

#b599bc

#bc99a0

#a0bc99

#99bcb5

Square

#b599bc

#bca499

#a0bc99

#99b2bc

Shades

Color #b599bc mixed toward black.

#9c77a6

#805a89

#604467

#402d45

#201722

Tints

Color #b599bc mixed toward white.

#c1aac7

#cebbd2

#daccde

#e6dde9

#f3eef4

Tones

Color #b599bc mixed toward gray.

#b39cb9

#b29fb6

#b0a2b3

#aea5b0

#aca8ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa9b4 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#abadb2 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#b4aead · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b599bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b599bc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b599bc (#b599bc) is rgb(181, 153, 188) in RGB.

No, #b599bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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