#b4a1bf

Color #b4a1bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.95 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a1bf

RGB

rgb(180, 161, 191)

HSL

hsl(278, 19%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278, 15.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 15.7%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(68.72, 12.53, -12.87)

LCH

lch(68.72, 17.96, 314.23)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.0475, 313.21)

HWB

hwb(278, 63.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbfa1

Analogous

#a5a1bf

#b4a1bf

#bfa1bb

Triadic

#b4a1bf

#bfb4a1

#a1bfb4

Split-complementary

#b4a1bf

#bbbfa1

#a1bfa5

Tetradic

#b4a1bf

#bfa1ac

#acbfa1

#a1bfb4

Square

#b4a1bf

#bfa5a1

#acbfa1

#a1bbbf

Shades

Color #b4a1bf mixed toward black.

#987ea7

#7b5f8c

#5c4769

#3e3046

#1f1823

Tints

Color #b4a1bf mixed toward white.

#c0b1ca

#cdc0d4

#d9d0df

#e6e0ea

#f2eff4

Tones

Color #b4a1bf mixed toward gray.

#b3a3bc

#b3a6ba

#b2a8b7

#b1abb5

#b1adb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acacb8 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#adafb7 · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#b3b3b2 · ΔE 16.1

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a1bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a1bf]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b4a1bf (#b4a1bf) is rgb(180, 161, 191) in RGB.

No, #b4a1bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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