#b4a5bf

Color #b4a5bf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.94 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a5bf

RGB

rgb(180, 165, 191)

HSL

hsl(274.6, 16.9%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.6, 13.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 13.6%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(69.74, 10.32, -11.34)

LCH

lch(69.74, 15.33, 312.3)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0404, 310.99)

HWB

hwb(274.6, 64.7%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0bfa5

Analogous

#a7a5bf

#b4a5bf

#bfa5bd

Triadic

#b4a5bf

#bfb4a5

#a5bfb4

Split-complementary

#b4a5bf

#bdbfa5

#a5bfa7

Tetradic

#b4a5bf

#bfa5b0

#b0bfa5

#a5bfb4

Square

#b4a5bf

#bfa7a5

#b0bfa5

#a5bdbf

Shades

Color #b4a5bf mixed toward black.

#9782a6

#7a638b

#5b4a68

#3d3145

#1e1923

Tints

Color #b4a5bf mixed toward white.

#c0b4ca

#cdc3d4

#d9d2df

#e6e1ea

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b4a5bf mixed toward gray.

#b4a7bd

#b3a9bb

#b3abb8

#b3aeb6

#b2b0b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb9 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#afb0b8 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#b3b4b3 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a5bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a5bf]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b4a5bf (#b4a5bf) is rgb(180, 165, 191) in RGB.

No, #b4a5bf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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