#b78bbb

Color #b78bbb

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 12.9 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b78bbb

RGB

rgb(183, 139, 187)

HSL

hsl(295, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 25.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.44, 25.04, -18.57)

LCH

lch(63.44, 31.17, 323.44)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0847, 323.64)

HWB

hwb(295, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fbb8b

Analogous

#9f8bbb

#b78bbb

#bb8ba7

Triadic

#b78bbb

#bbb78b

#8bbbb7

Split-complementary

#b78bbb

#a7bb8b

#8bbb9f

Tetradic

#b78bbb

#bb8b8f

#8fbb8b

#8bbbb7

Square

#b78bbb

#bb9f8b

#8fbb8b

#8ba7bb

Shades

Color #b78bbb mixed toward black.

#a269a7

#845089

#633c67

#422844

#211422

Tints

Color #b78bbb mixed toward white.

#c39ec6

#cfb2d2

#dbc5dd

#e7d8e8

#f3ecf4

Tones

Color #b78bbb mixed toward gray.

#b48fb7

#b093b3

#ad97af

#aa9bab

#a69fa7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a5b1 · ΔE 16.9

Deuteranopia

#a8abae · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#b5a8a6 · ΔE 19.4

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b78bbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b78bbb]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b78bbb (#b78bbb) is rgb(183, 139, 187) in RGB.

No, #b78bbb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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