#b2a4bb

Color #b2a4bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.57 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b2a4bb

RGB

rgb(178, 164, 187)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 14.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 12.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.8%, 12.3%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.19, 9.39, -9.97)

LCH

lch(69.19, 13.7, 313.28)

OKLCH

oklch(73.8%, 0.0361, 312.31)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 64.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbba4

Analogous

#a6a4bb

#b2a4bb

#bba4b8

Triadic

#b2a4bb

#bbb2a4

#a4bbb2

Split-complementary

#b2a4bb

#b8bba4

#a4bba6

Tetradic

#b2a4bb

#bba4ad

#adbba4

#a4bbb2

Square

#b2a4bb

#bba6a4

#adbba4

#a4b8bb

Shades

Color #b2a4bb mixed toward black.

#9682a2

#796486

#5a4b64

#3c3243

#1e1921

Tints

Color #b2a4bb mixed toward white.

#bfb3c6

#ccc2d2

#d8d1dd

#e5e1e8

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b2a4bb mixed toward gray.

#b2a6b9

#b1a8b7

#b1aab5

#b0acb3

#b0aeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb6 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#adaeb4 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b1b2b1 · ΔE 13.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2a4bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2a4bb]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b2a4bb (#b2a4bb) is rgb(178, 164, 187) in RGB.

No, #b2a4bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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