#b9429b

Color #b9429b

A moderately saturated medium magenta.

Closest named color Medium Violet Red #c71585 · ΔE 16.44 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-700 #a800b7 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b9429b

RGB

rgb(185, 66, 155)

HSL

hsl(315.1, 47.4%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(315.1, 64.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 64.3%, 16.2%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(47.73, 57.51, -24.11)

LCH

lch(47.73, 62.36, 337.26)

OKLCH

oklch(57.3%, 0.1821, 339.06)

HWB

hwb(315.1, 25.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42b960

Analogous

#9b42b9

#b9429b

#b94260

Triadic

#b9429b

#9bb942

#429bb9

Split-complementary

#b9429b

#60b942

#42b99b

Tetradic

#b9429b

#b96042

#42b960

#429bb9

Square

#b9429b

#b99b42

#42b960

#4260b9

Shades

Color #b9429b mixed toward black.

#9a3781

#7b2c67

#5c214d

#3e1634

#1f0b1a

Tints

Color #b9429b mixed toward white.

#c660ac

#d280bd

#dda0cd

#e8bfde

#f4dfee

Tones

Color #b9429b mixed toward gray.

#af4c96

#a55691

#9b608c

#916a87

#877482

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.32:1

White text reads better on this background (4.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#95948c · ΔE 34.8

Deuteranopia

#9aa188 · ΔE 47.5

Tritanopia

#b57e7b · ΔE 24

Achromatopsia

#717171 · ΔE 26.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b9429b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9429b]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Deep Pink #ff1493

Orchid #da70d6

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b9429b (#b9429b) is rgb(185, 66, 155) in RGB.

No, #b9429b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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