#b4a0bf

Color #b4a0bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.29 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a0bf

RGB

rgb(180, 160, 191)

HSL

hsl(278.7, 19.5%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.7, 16.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 16.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(68.47, 13.09, -13.25)

LCH

lch(68.47, 18.63, 314.65)

OKLCH

oklch(73.3%, 0.0492, 313.68)

HWB

hwb(278.7, 62.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abbfa0

Analogous

#a4a0bf

#b4a0bf

#bfa0ba

Triadic

#b4a0bf

#bfb4a0

#a0bfb4

Split-complementary

#b4a0bf

#babfa0

#a0bfa4

Tetradic

#b4a0bf

#bfa0ab

#abbfa0

#a0bfb4

Square

#b4a0bf

#bfa4a0

#abbfa0

#a0babf

Shades

Color #b4a0bf mixed toward black.

#987da7

#7c5e8c

#5d4769

#3e2f46

#1f1823

Tints

Color #b4a0bf mixed toward white.

#c0b0ca

#cdc0d4

#d9cfdf

#e6dfea

#f2eff4

Tones

Color #b4a0bf mixed toward gray.

#b3a3bc

#b2a5ba

#b2a8b7

#b1aab5

#b0adb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb8 · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#adaeb6 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#b3b2b1 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 15.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a0bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a0bf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b4a0bf (#b4a0bf) is rgb(180, 160, 191) in RGB.

No, #b4a0bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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