#b59fba

Color #b59fba

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b59fba

RGB

rgb(181, 159, 186)

HSL

hsl(288.9, 16.4%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.9, 14.5%, 72.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 14.5%, 0%, 27.1%)

LAB

lab(68.14, 12.99, -10.94)

LCH

lch(68.14, 16.98, 319.9)

OKLCH

oklch(73%, 0.0456, 319.99)

HWB

hwb(288.9, 62.4%, 27.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4ba9f

Analogous

#a79fba

#b59fba

#ba9fb1

Triadic

#b59fba

#bab59f

#9fbab5

Split-complementary

#b59fba

#b1ba9f

#9fbaa7

Tetradic

#b59fba

#ba9fa4

#a4ba9f

#9fbab5

Square

#b59fba

#baa79f

#a4ba9f

#9fb1ba

Shades

Color #b59fba mixed toward black.

#9b7da2

#7f6086

#5f4864

#3f3043

#201821

Tints

Color #b59fba mixed toward white.

#c1afc5

#cebfd1

#dacfdc

#e6dfe8

#f3eff3

Tones

Color #b59fba mixed toward gray.

#b3a1b8

#b2a3b5

#b1a6b3

#afa8b1

#aeaaaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb4 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#adafb2 · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#b4afae · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 14.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b59fba;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b59fba]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b59fba (#b59fba) is rgb(181, 159, 186) in RGB.

No, #b59fba is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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