#b79eb6

Color #b79eb6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b79eb6

RGB

rgb(183, 158, 182)

HSL

hsl(302.4, 14.8%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(302.4, 13.7%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.7%, 0.5%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(67.95, 13.47, -8.99)

LCH

lch(67.95, 16.19, 326.28)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0444, 327.24)

HWB

hwb(302.4, 62%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb79f

Analogous

#ac9eb7

#b79eb6

#b79eaa

Triadic

#b79eb6

#b6b79e

#9eb6b7

Split-complementary

#b79eb6

#aab79e

#9eb7ac

Tetradic

#b79eb6

#b79f9e

#9eb79f

#9eb6b7

Square

#b79eb6

#b7ac9e

#9eb79f

#9eaab7

Shades

Color #b79eb6 mixed toward black.

#9f7d9e

#836181

#624961

#413041

#211820

Tints

Color #b79eb6 mixed toward white.

#c3aec2

#cfbece

#dbcfdb

#e7dfe7

#f3eff3

Tones

Color #b79eb6 mixed toward gray.

#b5a0b4

#b3a2b2

#b1a4b0

#afa6ae

#ada9ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb1 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#aeb0af · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#b6acab · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b79eb6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b79eb6]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b79eb6 (#b79eb6) is rgb(183, 158, 182) in RGB.

No, #b79eb6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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