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#b56ea8 color: Pink Parade

#b56ea8 is rgb(181, 110, 168) in RGB and oklch(63.45% 0.11756 333.828) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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311°
100%

63.5%
0.118
334°
  • Magenta
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Amethyst
  • mauve-400
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #b56ea8

#b56ea8 is a soft magenta color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 334°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.65:1 contrast and black text 5.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pink Parade (#b26ba2). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-400.

More medium magenta colors

Lighter: #b56ea8 mixed with white

  1. b56ea8
  2. bd7cb1
  3. c58bb9
  4. cd99c2
  5. d4a7cb
  6. dcb6d3
  7. e3c4dc
  8. ead3e5
  9. f1e1ed
  10. f8f0f6

Darker: #b56ea8 mixed with black

  1. b56ea8
  2. 9d5f92
  3. 86507c
  4. 6f4167
  5. 593352
  6. 44263f
  7. 30192c
  8. 1d0e1a
  9. 0c040a
  10. 020101

Calmer: #b56ea8 with less saturation

  1. b56ea8
  2. b171a5
  3. ad75a2
  4. a9789f
  5. a57b9c
  6. a17d99
  7. 9d8097
  8. 988394
  9. 948590
  10. 8f888d

Questions about #b56ea8

What color is #b56ea8?

#b56ea8 is soft magenta. The closest named color is Pink Parade. In RGB it is rgb(181, 110, 168), in HSL hsl(310.99, 32.42%, 57.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.45% 0.11756 333.828).

What colors go well with #b56ea8?

The complementary color of #b56ea8 is #489f69. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9a78c4 and #c56a82. The triadic partners are #a28824 and #009cb6.

Is white or black text more readable on #b56ea8?

White text reads better on #b56ea8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and black gives 5.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b56ea8 a warm or cool color?

#b56ea8 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 334 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.118.