Information about #B37ABC color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B37ABC belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(179, 122, 188) (70.2% red, 47.8% green, 73.7% blue), or CMYK 4 / 26 / 0 / 26 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned purple-pink magenta, #B37ABC has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to African Violet (#B284BE). Slightly further away sit Soft Purple (#A66FB5) and East Side (#AA8CBC).

The recipe behind #B37ABC is rgb(179, 122, 188), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B37ABC: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B37ABC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B37ABC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B37ABC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B37ABC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B37ABC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B37ABC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#7BBC93
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#BCB47B
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#7BBCB4
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B37ABC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Soft Purple color link
Soft Purple

#A66FB5

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Matte Fuchsia color link
Matte Fuchsia

#C46DC4

Grayish Magenta color link
Grayish Magenta

#A87DA8

Cool Violet color link
Cool Violet

#A189BA

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Heather color link
Heather

#A484AC

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Rich Lavender color link
Rich Lavender

#A76BCF

Cold Purple color link
Cold Purple

#9D8ABF

#B37ABC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B37ABC
  • RGB179, 122, 188
  • CMYK4, 26, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(179, 122, 188)
  • HSL292°, 33%, 61%
  • HSL Precise291.818°, 33%, 60.784%
  • HSV292°, 35%, 74%
  • HSB292°, 35%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.478, 0.737)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.478, 0.737, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.478, 0.737)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB73.7%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB37ABC
  • DECIMAL ID11762364
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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