#b59db1

Color #b59db1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b59db1

RGB

rgb(181, 157, 177)

HSL

hsl(310, 14%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 13.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 2.2%, 29%)

LAB

lab(67.36, 12.38, -7.09)

LCH

lch(67.36, 14.27, 330.2)

OKLCH

oklch(72.3%, 0.0395, 331.55)

HWB

hwb(310, 61.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db5a1

Analogous

#ad9db5

#b59db1

#b59da5

Triadic

#b59db1

#b1b59d

#9db1b5

Split-complementary

#b59db1

#a5b59d

#9db5ad

Tetradic

#b59db1

#b5a19d

#9db5a1

#9db1b5

Square

#b59db1

#b5ad9d

#9db5a1

#9da5b5

Shades

Color #b59db1 mixed toward black.

#9d7d98

#80617b

#60495c

#40303e

#20181f

Tints

Color #b59db1 mixed toward white.

#c1adbe

#cebecb

#daced8

#e6dee5

#f3eff2

Tones

Color #b59db1 mixed toward gray.

#b39fb0

#b1a1ae

#afa3ad

#ada5ac

#aba7aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababac · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#adaeab · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#b4a9a8 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59db1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59db1]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b59db1 (#b59db1) is rgb(181, 157, 177) in RGB.

No, #b59db1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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