#b4a7b8

Color #b4a7b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a7b8

RGB

rgb(180, 167, 184)

HSL

hsl(285.9, 10.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285.9, 9.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 9.2%, 0%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.04, 7.84, -7.02)

LCH

lch(70.04, 10.52, 318.16)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.028, 318.18)

HWB

hwb(285.9, 65.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb8a7

Analogous

#aba7b8

#b4a7b8

#b8a7b3

Triadic

#b4a7b8

#b8b4a7

#a7b8b4

Split-complementary

#b4a7b8

#b3b8a7

#a7b8ab

Tetradic

#b4a7b8

#b8a7ab

#abb8a7

#a7b8b4

Square

#b4a7b8

#b8aba7

#abb8a7

#a7b3b8

Shades

Color #b4a7b8 mixed toward black.

#98879e

#7c6881

#5d4e61

#3e3441

#1f1a20

Tints

Color #b4a7b8 mixed toward white.

#c0b6c4

#cdc4d0

#d9d3db

#e6e2e7

#f2f0f3

Tones

Color #b4a7b8 mixed toward gray.

#b3a8b7

#b2aab5

#b2abb4

#b1adb2

#b0aeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaeb4 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#afb0b3 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#b3b1b0 · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 10.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a7b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a7b8]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b4a7b8 (#b4a7b8) is rgb(180, 167, 184) in RGB.

No, #b4a7b8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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