#b5a1cb

Color #b5a1cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.63 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a1cb

RGB

rgb(181, 161, 203)

HSL

hsl(268.6, 28.8%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.6, 20.7%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 20.7%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(69.2, 15.33, -18.78)

LCH

lch(69.2, 24.24, 309.22)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.0634, 306.47)

HWB

hwb(268.6, 63.1%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7cba1

Analogous

#a1a2cb

#b5a1cb

#caa1cb

Triadic

#b5a1cb

#cbb5a1

#a1cbb5

Split-complementary

#b5a1cb

#cbcaa1

#a2cba1

Tetradic

#b5a1cb

#cba1b7

#b7cba1

#a1cbb5

Square

#b5a1cb

#cba1a2

#b7cba1

#a1cbca

Shades

Color #b5a1cb mixed toward black.

#967ab5

#78569c

#5a4175

#3c2b4e

#1e1627

Tints

Color #b5a1cb mixed toward white.

#c1b1d4

#cec0dc

#dad0e5

#e6e0ee

#f3eff6

Tones

Color #b5a1cb mixed toward gray.

#b5a5c8

#b5a8c4

#b6acc1

#b6afbd

#b6b3ba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc2 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#aeafc0 · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#b4bab9 · ΔE 19.8

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a1cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a1cb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b5a1cb (#b5a1cb) is rgb(181, 161, 203) in RGB.

No, #b5a1cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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