#b98cb4

Color #b98cb4

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 15.15 Nearest Tailwind class pink-300 #fda5d5 · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#b98cb4

RGB

rgb(185, 140, 180)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 24.3%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 24.3%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.3%, 2.7%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(63.64, 23.82, -14.3)

LCH

lch(63.64, 27.78, 329.02)

OKLCH

oklch(69.6%, 0.077, 330.17)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 54.9%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cb991

Analogous

#a78cb9

#b98cb4

#b98c9d

Triadic

#b98cb4

#b4b98c

#8cb4b9

Split-complementary

#b98cb4

#9db98c

#8cb9a7

Tetradic

#b98cb4

#b9918c

#8cb991

#8cb4b9

Square

#b98cb4

#b9a78c

#8cb991

#8c9db9

Shades

Color #b98cb4 mixed toward black.

#a46a9e

#875281

#653d61

#432940

#221420

Tints

Color #b98cb4 mixed toward white.

#c59fc0

#d0b2cd

#dcc5d9

#e8d9e6

#f3ecf2

Tones

Color #b98cb4 mixed toward gray.

#b590b1

#b193ae

#ae97ab

#aa9ba8

#a69fa5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a7ab · ΔE 19.2

Deuteranopia

#aaada9 · ΔE 25.7

Tritanopia

#b7a4a3 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b98cb4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b98cb4]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b98cb4 (#b98cb4) is rgb(185, 140, 180) in RGB.

No, #b98cb4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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