#b59db4

Color #b59db4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b59db4

RGB

rgb(181, 157, 180)

HSL

hsl(302.5, 14%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.5, 13.3%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.3%, 0.6%, 29%)

LAB

lab(67.45, 12.95, -8.63)

LCH

lch(67.45, 15.56, 326.32)

OKLCH

oklch(72.4%, 0.0426, 327.28)

HWB

hwb(302.5, 61.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9db59e

Analogous

#aa9db5

#b59db4

#b59da8

Triadic

#b59db4

#b4b59d

#9db4b5

Split-complementary

#b59db4

#a8b59d

#9db5aa

Tetradic

#b59db4

#b59e9d

#9db59e

#9db4b5

Square

#b59db4

#b5aa9d

#9db59e

#9da8b5

Shades

Color #b59db4 mixed toward black.

#9d7d9c

#80617f

#60495f

#403040

#201820

Tints

Color #b59db4 mixed toward white.

#c1adc1

#cebecd

#daceda

#e6dee6

#f3eff3

Tones

Color #b59db4 mixed toward gray.

#b39fb2

#b1a1b0

#afa3af

#ada5ad

#aba7ab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababaf · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#adaeae · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#b4abaa · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 14.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b59db4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59db4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b59db4 (#b59db4) is rgb(181, 157, 180) in RGB.

No, #b59db4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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