Information about #B38DAF color

#B38DAF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B38DAF belongs to the Magenta Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 141, 175) — 70.2% red, 55.3% green, 68.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 2 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B38DAF is a calm, restrained electric magenta that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from London Hue (#AE94AB). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Glossy Grape (#AB92B3) and Marionette (#AB94B3).

The recipe behind #B38DAF is rgb(179, 141, 175), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B38DAF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B38DAF color variations

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

#B38DAF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B38DAF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B38DAF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B38DAF 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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#B38DAF 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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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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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 #B38DAF

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

London Hue color link
London Hue

#AE94AB

Glossy Grape color link
Glossy Grape

#AB92B3

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

African Violet color link
African Violet

#B284BE

Wonderland color link
Wonderland

#BB97BB

#B38DAF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38DAF
  • RGB179, 141, 175
  • CMYK0, 15, 2, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 141, 175)
  • HSL306°, 20%, 63%
  • HSL Precise306.316°, 20%, 62.745%
  • HSV306°, 21%, 70%
  • HSB306°, 21%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.553, 0.686)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.553, 0.686, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.553, 0.686)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.6%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB38DAF
  • DECIMAL ID11767215
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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