#b4a3b8

Color #b4a3b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a3b8

RGB

rgb(180, 163, 184)

HSL

hsl(288.6, 12.9%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.6, 11.4%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 11.4%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(69.01, 10.04, -8.55)

LCH

lch(69.01, 13.19, 319.58)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0353, 319.82)

HWB

hwb(288.6, 63.9%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b8a3

Analogous

#a9a3b8

#b4a3b8

#b8a3b1

Triadic

#b4a3b8

#b8b4a3

#a3b8b4

Split-complementary

#b4a3b8

#b1b8a3

#a3b8a9

Tetradic

#b4a3b8

#b8a3a7

#a7b8a3

#a3b8b4

Square

#b4a3b8

#b8a9a3

#a7b8a3

#a3b1b8

Shades

Color #b4a3b8 mixed toward black.

#99829f

#7d6583

#5e4c62

#3e3241

#1f1921

Tints

Color #b4a3b8 mixed toward white.

#c0b2c4

#cdc2d0

#d9d1db

#e6e0e7

#f2f0f3

Tones

Color #b4a3b8 mixed toward gray.

#b3a5b6

#b2a6b4

#b1a8b3

#b0aab1

#aeacaf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb3 · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#aeafb2 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#b3afae · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a3b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a3b8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#b4a3b8 (#b4a3b8) is rgb(180, 163, 184) in RGB.

No, #b4a3b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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