#B97FAB

A light, muted magenta closely aligning with Plum.

About #B97FAB

At its core, #B97FAB is a light and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Plum. Its digital footprint relies on 185 parts red, 127 parts green, and 171 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 31% Magenta, 8% Yellow, and 27% Black. With a hue angle of 314.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#B97FAB
RGB185, 127, 171
HSL314.5°, 29.3%, 61.2%
CMYK0%, 31%, 8%, 27%
HSV314.5°, 31.4%, 72.5%
LAB60.3, 29.4, -14.3
XYZ34.9, 28.4, 42.2
Decimal12156843

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.14:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.69:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.00:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.68:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #B97FAB; }
.text-color { color: #B97FAB; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #B97FAB; }

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