#b4a5bb

Color #b4a5bb

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a5bb

RGB

rgb(180, 165, 187)

HSL

hsl(280.9, 13.9%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.9, 11.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 11.8%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.61, 9.52, -9.31)

LCH

lch(69.61, 13.32, 315.64)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0354, 315.23)

HWB

hwb(280.9, 64.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acbba5

Analogous

#a9a5bb

#b4a5bb

#bba5b7

Triadic

#b4a5bb

#bbb4a5

#a5bbb4

Split-complementary

#b4a5bb

#b7bba5

#a5bba9

Tetradic

#b4a5bb

#bba5ac

#acbba5

#a5bbb4

Square

#b4a5bb

#bba9a5

#acbba5

#a5b7bb

Shades

Color #b4a5bb mixed toward black.

#9884a2

#7b6586

#5c4c64

#3e3243

#1f1921

Tints

Color #b4a5bb mixed toward white.

#c0b4c6

#cdc3d2

#d9d2dd

#e6e1e8

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b4a5bb mixed toward gray.

#b3a7b9

#b3a9b7

#b2aab5

#b1acb4

#b1aeb2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb6 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#afb0b5 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#b3b2b1 · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 12.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a5bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a5bb]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b4a5bb (#b4a5bb) is rgb(180, 165, 187) in RGB.

No, #b4a5bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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