#b98bbd

Color #b98bbd

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 11.91 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b98bbd

RGB

rgb(185, 139, 189)

HSL

hsl(295.2, 27.5%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(295.2, 26.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 26.5%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(63.72, 26.1, -19.26)

LCH

lch(63.72, 32.44, 323.58)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.0882, 323.81)

HWB

hwb(295.2, 54.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8fbd8b

Analogous

#a08bbd

#b98bbd

#bd8ba8

Triadic

#b98bbd

#bdb98b

#8bbdb9

Split-complementary

#b98bbd

#a8bd8b

#8bbda0

Tetradic

#b98bbd

#bd8b8f

#8fbd8b

#8bbdb9

Square

#b98bbd

#bda08b

#8fbd8b

#8ba8bd

Shades

Color #b98bbd mixed toward black.

#a468a9

#874f8b

#653b69

#432846

#221423

Tints

Color #b98bbd mixed toward white.

#c59ec8

#d0b2d3

#dcc5de

#e8d8e9

#f3ecf4

Tones

Color #b98bbd mixed toward gray.

#b58fb9

#b293b5

#ae97b0

#ab9cac

#a7a0a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7b3 · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#aaadb0 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#b7aaa8 · ΔE 19.9

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b98bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b98bbd]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b98bbd (#b98bbd) is rgb(185, 139, 189) in RGB.

No, #b98bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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