Information about #B37EAD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B37EAD falls into the Magenta Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 126, 173) — 70.2% red, 49.4% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 21 / 2 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B37EAD reads as a moderately toned purple-pink magenta and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Opera Mauve (#B784A7). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dusty Lavender (#AC86A8) and Grayish Magenta (#A87DA8).

The recipe behind #B37EAD is rgb(179, 126, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B37EAD: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. #B37EAD has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B37EAD color variations

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#B37EAD 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B37EAD

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

#B37EAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B37EAD
  • RGB179, 126, 173
  • CMYK0, 21, 2, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 126, 173)
  • HSL307°, 26%, 60%
  • HSL Precise306.792°, 25.854%, 59.804%
  • HSV307°, 30%, 70%
  • HSB307°, 30%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.494, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.494, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.494, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB37EAD
  • DECIMAL ID11763373
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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