#b5a2cd

Color #b5a2cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.79 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a2cd

RGB

rgb(181, 162, 205)

HSL

hsl(266.5, 30.1%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.5, 21%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(69.52, 15.19, -19.4)

LCH

lch(69.52, 24.64, 308.06)

OKLCH

oklch(74.3%, 0.0643, 304.93)

HWB

hwb(266.5, 63.5%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bacda2

Analogous

#a2a5cd

#b5a2cd

#cba2cd

Triadic

#b5a2cd

#cdb5a2

#a2cdb5

Split-complementary

#b5a2cd

#cdcba2

#a5cda2

Tetradic

#b5a2cd

#cda2ba

#bacda2

#a2cdb5

Square

#b5a2cd

#cda2a5

#bacda2

#a2cdcb

Shades

Color #b5a2cd mixed toward black.

#957ab8

#76569f

#594077

#3b2b50

#1e1528

Tints

Color #b5a2cd mixed toward white.

#c1b2d5

#cec1de

#dad1e6

#e6e0ee

#f3f0f7

Tones

Color #b5a2cd mixed toward gray.

#b6a6ca

#b6a9c6

#b6adc2

#b7b0bf

#b7b4bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adadc4 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#aeb0c1 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#b4bcba · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a2cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a2cd]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b5a2cd (#b5a2cd) is rgb(181, 162, 205) in RGB.

No, #b5a2cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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