Information about #B38FAD color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B38FAD falls into the Magenta Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 143, 173) — 70.2% red, 56.1% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 14 / 2 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B38FAD reads as a softly toned electric magenta and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. 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 London Hue (#AE94AB). Slightly further away sit Glossy Grape (#AB92B3) and Lilac Luster (#AE98AA).

The recipe behind #B38FAD is rgb(179, 143, 173), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B38FAD: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B38FAD color variations

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

#B38FAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B38FAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B38FAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B38FAD 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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#B38FAD 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 #B38FAD

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

Lilac Luster color link
Lilac Luster

#AE98AA

Marionette color link
Marionette

#AB94B3

Dusty Lavender color link
Dusty Lavender

#AC86A8

Opera Mauve color link
Opera Mauve

#B784A7

Heliotrope Gray color link
Heliotrope Gray

#AA98A9

Mesmerise color link
Mesmerise

#B598A3

Heliotrope Grey color link
Heliotrope Grey

#AA98A8

Pastel Purple color link
Pastel Purple

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Magentaish Grey color link
Magentaish Grey

#A89CA8

East Side color link
East Side

#AA8CBC

#B38FAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38FAD
  • RGB179, 143, 173
  • CMYK0, 14, 2, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 143, 173)
  • HSL310°, 19%, 63%
  • HSL Precise310°, 19.149%, 63.137%
  • HSV310°, 20%, 70%
  • HSB310°, 20%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.561, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.561, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.561, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB38FAD
  • DECIMAL ID11767725
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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