Palettes / Colors / #B68CBA

#B68CBA — Dusty Pink

#B68CBA is a pink color we call Dusty Pink, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the pink family.

#B68CBA is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #90BA8C; it also sits naturally between #9F8CBA and #BA8CA7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 55% · Blue 73%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B68CBA

.text { color: #B68CBA; }
.background { background-color: #B68CBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B68CBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 140, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(295, 25%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B68CBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 140, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B68CBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 140, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B68CBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B68CBA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #90BA8C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B68CBA: #000000.

How #B68CBA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B68CBA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B68CB9  ·  #B68CBB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B68CBA?

#B68CBA is Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 182, 140, 186). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B68CBA?

#B68CBA is RGB 182, 140, 186 — HSL 295°, 25%, 64% — CMYK 2%, 25%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #B68CBA?

Its complement is #90BA8C; analogous partners are #9F8CBA and #BA8CA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B68CBA for text?

Black text on #B68CBA has a contrast ratio of 7.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.82:1.