#b99eb9

Color #b99eb9

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b99eb9

RGB

rgb(185, 158, 185)

HSL

hsl(300, 16.2%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 14.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(68.22, 14.74, -10.23)

LCH

lch(68.22, 17.94, 325.24)

OKLCH

oklch(73.2%, 0.0489, 326.08)

HWB

hwb(300, 62%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9eb99e

Analogous

#ac9eb9

#b99eb9

#b99eac

Triadic

#b99eb9

#b9b99e

#9eb9b9

Split-complementary

#b99eb9

#acb99e

#9eb9ac

Tetradic

#b99eb9

#b99e9e

#9eb99e

#9eb9b9

Square

#b99eb9

#b9ac9e

#9eb99e

#9eacb9

Shades

Color #b99eb9 mixed toward black.

#a17da1

#856085

#644864

#423042

#211821

Tints

Color #b99eb9 mixed toward white.

#c5aec5

#d0bed0

#dccfdc

#e8dfe8

#f3eff3

Tones

Color #b99eb9 mixed toward gray.

#b7a0b7

#b5a3b5

#b2a5b2

#b0a7b0

#aea9ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb3 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b1 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#b8aead · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b99eb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b99eb9]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#b99eb9 (#b99eb9) is rgb(185, 158, 185) in RGB.

No, #b99eb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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