#b1a4bf

Color #b1a4bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b1a4bf

RGB

rgb(177, 164, 191)

HSL

hsl(268.9, 17.4%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.9, 14.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.3%, 14.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.23, 9.85, -12.13)

LCH

lch(69.23, 15.63, 309.08)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0409, 307.15)

HWB

hwb(268.9, 64.3%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bfa4

Analogous

#a4a4bf

#b1a4bf

#bea4bf

Triadic

#b1a4bf

#bfb1a4

#a4bfb1

Split-complementary

#b1a4bf

#bfbea4

#a4bfa4

Tetradic

#b1a4bf

#bfa4b2

#b2bfa4

#a4bfb1

Square

#b1a4bf

#bfa4a4

#b2bfa4

#a4bfbe

Shades

Color #b1a4bf mixed toward black.

#9381a7

#76628b

#584968

#3b3145

#1d1823

Tints

Color #b1a4bf mixed toward white.

#beb3ca

#cbc2d4

#d8d1df

#e5e1ea

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b1a4bf mixed toward gray.

#b1a6bd

#b1a8ba

#b1abb8

#b1adb6

#b1afb4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acabb9 · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#acadb7 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#b0b4b3 · ΔE 15.4

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b1a4bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b1a4bf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b1a4bf (#b1a4bf) is rgb(177, 164, 191) in RGB.

No, #b1a4bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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