#b3a0c4

Color #b3a0c4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.35 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a0c4

RGB

rgb(179, 160, 196)

HSL

hsl(271.7, 23.4%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.7, 18.4%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.7%, 18.4%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(68.54, 13.77, -15.92)

LCH

lch(68.54, 21.05, 310.86)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0552, 308.82)

HWB

hwb(271.7, 62.7%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1c4a0

Analogous

#a1a0c4

#b3a0c4

#c4a0c3

Triadic

#b3a0c4

#c4b3a0

#a0c4b3

Split-complementary

#b3a0c4

#c3c4a0

#a0c4a1

Tetradic

#b3a0c4

#c4a0b1

#b1c4a0

#a0c4b3

Square

#b3a0c4

#c4a1a0

#b1c4a0

#a0c3c4

Shades

Color #b3a0c4 mixed toward black.

#967bad

#785b92

#5a446e

#3c2d49

#1e1725

Tints

Color #b3a0c4 mixed toward white.

#c0b0ce

#ccc0d8

#d9cfe2

#e6dfeb

#f2eff5

Tones

Color #b3a0c4 mixed toward gray.

#b3a3c1

#b3a6be

#b3a9bb

#b2acb8

#b2afb5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ababbc · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#acaeba · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#b2b6b4 · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 16.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a0c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a0c4]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b3a0c4 (#b3a0c4) is rgb(179, 160, 196) in RGB.

No, #b3a0c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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