#b4a6bc

Color #b4a6bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.96 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a6bc

RGB

rgb(180, 166, 188)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 14.1%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 11.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.3%, 11.7%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(69.9, 9.17, -9.44)

LCH

lch(69.9, 13.16, 314.17)

OKLCH

oklch(74.4%, 0.0348, 313.37)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 65.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aebca6

Analogous

#a9a6bc

#b4a6bc

#bca6b9

Triadic

#b4a6bc

#bcb4a6

#a6bcb4

Split-complementary

#b4a6bc

#b9bca6

#a6bca9

Tetradic

#b4a6bc

#bca6ae

#aebca6

#a6bcb4

Square

#b4a6bc

#bca9a6

#aebca6

#a6b9bc

Shades

Color #b4a6bc mixed toward black.

#9884a3

#7b6587

#5c4c65

#3d3343

#1f1922

Tints

Color #b4a6bc mixed toward white.

#c0b5c7

#cdc4d2

#d9d2dd

#e6e1e9

#f2f0f4

Tones

Color #b4a6bc mixed toward gray.

#b3a8ba

#b3aab8

#b2abb6

#b2adb5

#b1afb3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb7 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#afb0b6 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#b3b3b2 · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a6bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a6bc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b4a6bc (#b4a6bc) is rgb(180, 166, 188) in RGB.

No, #b4a6bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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