#b9a2b4

Color #b9a2b4

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#b9a2b4

RGB

rgb(185, 162, 180)

HSL

hsl(313, 14.1%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313, 12.4%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.4%, 2.7%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(69.08, 11.59, -6.18)

LCH

lch(69.08, 13.13, 331.93)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0366, 333.36)

HWB

hwb(313, 63.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a2b9a7

Analogous

#b2a2b9

#b9a2b4

#b9a2a8

Triadic

#b9a2b4

#b4b9a2

#a2b4b9

Split-complementary

#b9a2b4

#a8b9a2

#a2b9b2

Tetradic

#b9a2b4

#b9a7a2

#a2b9a7

#a2b4b9

Square

#b9a2b4

#b9b2a2

#a2b9a7

#a2a8b9

Shades

Color #b9a2b4 mixed toward black.

#a08199

#84637d

#634a5e

#42323e

#21191f

Tints

Color #b9a2b4 mixed toward white.

#c5b1c0

#d0c1cd

#dcd0d9

#e8e0e6

#f3eff2

Tones

Color #b9a2b4 mixed toward gray.

#b7a4b3

#b5a6b2

#b3a8b1

#b1aab0

#afabae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afb0 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b3af · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#b8adac · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 13

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b9a2b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b9a2b4]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#b9a2b4 (#b9a2b4) is rgb(185, 162, 180) in RGB.

No, #b9a2b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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