#b5a1cf

Color #b5a1cf

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 16.05 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a1cf

RGB

rgb(181, 161, 207)

HSL

hsl(266.1, 32.4%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.1, 22.2%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 22.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(69.34, 16.17, -20.78)

LCH

lch(69.34, 26.33, 307.89)

OKLCH

oklch(74.2%, 0.0687, 304.62)

HWB

hwb(266.1, 63.1%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbcfa1

Analogous

#a1a4cf

#b5a1cf

#cca1cf

Triadic

#b5a1cf

#cfb5a1

#a1cfb5

Split-complementary

#b5a1cf

#cfcca1

#a4cfa1

Tetradic

#b5a1cf

#cfa1bb

#bbcfa1

#a1cfb5

Square

#b5a1cf

#cfa1a4

#bbcfa1

#a1cfcc

Shades

Color #b5a1cf mixed toward black.

#9579ba

#7653a3

#583e7a

#3b2951

#1d1529

Tints

Color #b5a1cf mixed toward white.

#c1b1d7

#cec0df

#dad0e7

#e6e0ef

#f3eff7

Tones

Color #b5a1cf mixed toward gray.

#b6a5cb

#b6a9c7

#b7adc4

#b7b0c0

#b8b4bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc5 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#aeafc3 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#b4bdbb · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a1cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a1cf]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b5a1cf (#b5a1cf) is rgb(181, 161, 207) in RGB.

No, #b5a1cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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