#b4a8c5

Color #b4a8c5

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a8c5

RGB

rgb(180, 168, 197)

HSL

hsl(264.8, 20%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.8, 14.7%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.6%, 14.7%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(70.69, 9.87, -13.22)

LCH

lch(70.69, 16.5, 306.74)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.043, 304.21)

HWB

hwb(264.8, 65.9%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9c5a8

Analogous

#a8abc5

#b4a8c5

#c3a8c5

Triadic

#b4a8c5

#c5b4a8

#a8c5b4

Split-complementary

#b4a8c5

#c5c3a8

#abc5a8

Tetradic

#b4a8c5

#c5a8b9

#b9c5a8

#a8c5b4

Square

#b4a8c5

#c5a8ab

#b9c5a8

#a8c5c3

Shades

Color #b4a8c5 mixed toward black.

#9584ad

#766192

#58496e

#3b3149

#1d1825

Tints

Color #b4a8c5 mixed toward white.

#c1b7cf

#cdc5d8

#dad4e2

#e6e2ec

#f3f1f5

Tones

Color #b4a8c5 mixed toward gray.

#b4abc3

#b5adc0

#b5afbe

#b6b2bb

#b6b4b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbf · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b1bd · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#b3b9b8 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a8c5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a8c5]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#b4a8c5 (#b4a8c5) is rgb(180, 168, 197) in RGB.

No, #b4a8c5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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