#b4a9be

Color #b4a9be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.75 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a9be

RGB

rgb(180, 169, 190)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 13.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 11.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.3%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(70.73, 7.91, -9.3)

LCH

lch(70.73, 12.21, 310.38)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0321, 309.05)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 66.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3bea9

Analogous

#aaa9be

#b4a9be

#bea9be

Triadic

#b4a9be

#beb4a9

#a9beb4

Split-complementary

#b4a9be

#bebea9

#a9beaa

Tetradic

#b4a9be

#bea9b3

#b3bea9

#a9beb4

Square

#b4a9be

#beaaa9

#b3bea9

#a9bebe

Shades

Color #b4a9be mixed toward black.

#9687a4

#786788

#5a4d66

#3c3444

#1e1a22

Tints

Color #b4a9be mixed toward white.

#c1b7c9

#cdc6d4

#dad4df

#e6e2e9

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b4a9be mixed toward gray.

#b4abbc

#b4adbb

#b4aeb9

#b4b0b7

#b4b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb9 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b8 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#b3b5b4 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a9be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a9be]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b4a9be (#b4a9be) is rgb(180, 169, 190) in RGB.

No, #b4a9be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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