#b4a9c0

Color #b4a9c0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.56 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b4a9c0

RGB

rgb(180, 169, 192)

HSL

hsl(268.7, 15.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.7, 12%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 12%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(70.79, 8.31, -10.32)

LCH

lch(70.79, 13.25, 308.84)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0347, 307.04)

HWB

hwb(268.7, 66.3%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5c0a9

Analogous

#a9aac0

#b4a9c0

#c0a9c0

Triadic

#b4a9c0

#c0b4a9

#a9c0b4

Split-complementary

#b4a9c0

#c0c0a9

#aac0a9

Tetradic

#b4a9c0

#c0a9b5

#b5c0a9

#a9c0b4

Square

#b4a9c0

#c0a9aa

#b5c0a9

#a9c0c0

Shades

Color #b4a9c0 mixed toward black.

#9686a7

#78668b

#5a4c68

#3c3345

#1e1923

Tints

Color #b4a9c0 mixed toward white.

#c1b7cb

#cdc6d5

#dad4e0

#e6e2ea

#f3f1f5

Tones

Color #b4a9c0 mixed toward gray.

#b4abbe

#b4adbc

#b4afba

#b4b1b8

#b4b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafbb · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b9 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#b3b7b6 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b4a9c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b4a9c0]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b4a9c0 (#b4a9c0) is rgb(180, 169, 192) in RGB.

No, #b4a9c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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