#b4a3be

Color #b4a3be

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.32 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a3be

RGB

rgb(180, 163, 190)

HSL

hsl(277.8, 17.2%, 69.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.8, 14.2%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 14.2%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(69.19, 11.22, -11.6)

LCH

lch(69.19, 16.14, 314.05)

OKLCH

oklch(73.9%, 0.0427, 313.2)

HWB

hwb(277.8, 63.9%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adbea3

Analogous

#a6a3be

#b4a3be

#bea3ba

Triadic

#b4a3be

#beb4a3

#a3beb4

Split-complementary

#b4a3be

#babea3

#a3bea6

Tetradic

#b4a3be

#bea3ad

#adbea3

#a3beb4

Square

#b4a3be

#bea6a3

#adbea3

#a3babe

Shades

Color #b4a3be mixed toward black.

#9880a6

#7b618a

#5c4967

#3d3145

#1f1822

Tints

Color #b4a3be mixed toward white.

#c0b2c9

#cdc2d4

#d9d1de

#e6e0e9

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b4a3be mixed toward gray.

#b3a5bc

#b3a7b9

#b2aab7

#b2acb5

#b1aeb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadb8 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#aeafb6 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#b3b3b2 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a3be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a3be]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b4a3be (#b4a3be) is rgb(180, 163, 190) in RGB.

No, #b4a3be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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