#b3a7c6

Color #b3a7c6

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b3a7c6

RGB

rgb(179, 167, 198)

HSL

hsl(263.2, 21.4%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.2, 15.7%, 77.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 15.7%, 0%, 22.4%)

LAB

lab(70.38, 10.3, -14.24)

LCH

lch(70.38, 17.57, 305.88)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0459, 302.89)

HWB

hwb(263.2, 65.5%, 22.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bac6a7

Analogous

#a7abc6

#b3a7c6

#c3a7c6

Triadic

#b3a7c6

#c6b3a7

#a7c6b3

Split-complementary

#b3a7c6

#c6c3a7

#abc6a7

Tetradic

#b3a7c6

#c6a7ba

#bac6a7

#a7c6b3

Square

#b3a7c6

#c6a7ab

#bac6a7

#a7c6c3

Shades

Color #b3a7c6 mixed toward black.

#9382ae

#746094

#57486f

#3a304a

#1d1825

Tints

Color #b3a7c6 mixed toward white.

#c0b6d0

#ccc4d9

#d9d3e3

#e6e2ec

#f2f0f6

Tones

Color #b3a7c6 mixed toward gray.

#b4aac3

#b4acc1

#b5afbe

#b5b1bc

#b6b4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaebf · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#afb0bd · ΔE 9.1

Tritanopia

#b2b9b8 · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 14.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b3a7c6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b3a7c6]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b3a7c6 (#b3a7c6) is rgb(179, 167, 198) in RGB.

No, #b3a7c6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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