#b49cbf

Color #b49cbf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b49cbf

RGB

rgb(180, 156, 191)

HSL

hsl(281.1, 21.5%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.1, 18.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(67.46, 15.31, -14.76)

LCH

lch(67.46, 21.27, 316.05)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.0565, 315.22)

HWB

hwb(281.1, 61.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7bf9c

Analogous

#a29cbf

#b49cbf

#bf9cb8

Triadic

#b49cbf

#bfb49c

#9cbfb4

Split-complementary

#b49cbf

#b8bf9c

#9cbfa2

Tetradic

#b49cbf

#bf9ca7

#a7bf9c

#9cbfb4

Square

#b49cbf

#bfa29c

#a7bf9c

#9cb8bf

Shades

Color #b49cbf mixed toward black.

#9979a8

#7d5b8c

#5e4469

#3e2d46

#1f1723

Tints

Color #b49cbf mixed toward white.

#c0acca

#cdbdd4

#d9cddf

#e6deea

#f2eef4

Tones

Color #b49cbf mixed toward gray.

#b39fbc

#b2a2b9

#b1a5b6

#b0a8b3

#aeaab0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaab7 · ΔE 12.1

Deuteranopia

#acadb5 · ΔE 14.2

Tritanopia

#b3b1b0 · ΔE 17.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b49cbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b49cbf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b49cbf (#b49cbf) is rgb(180, 156, 191) in RGB.

No, #b49cbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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