#b5a7b9

Color #b5a7b9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a7b9

RGB

rgb(181, 167, 185)

HSL

hsl(286.7, 11.4%, 69%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.7, 9.7%, 72.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.2%, 9.7%, 0%, 27.5%)

LAB

lab(70.15, 8.38, -7.4)

LCH

lch(70.15, 11.18, 318.55)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0298, 318.67)

HWB

hwb(286.7, 65.5%, 27.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb9a7

Analogous

#aca7b9

#b5a7b9

#b9a7b4

Triadic

#b5a7b9

#b9b5a7

#a7b9b5

Split-complementary

#b5a7b9

#b4b9a7

#a7b9ac

Tetradic

#b5a7b9

#b9a7ab

#abb9a7

#a7b9b5

Square

#b5a7b9

#b9aca7

#abb9a7

#a7b4b9

Shades

Color #b5a7b9 mixed toward black.

#9a869f

#7d6883

#5e4e62

#3e3441

#1f1a21

Tints

Color #b5a7b9 mixed toward white.

#c1b6c5

#cec4d0

#dad3dc

#e6e2e8

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #b5a7b9 mixed toward gray.

#b4a8b7

#b3aab6

#b2abb4

#b2adb3

#b1aeb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafb5 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b4 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b4b1b1 · ΔE 10.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a7b9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a7b9]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#b5a7b9 (#b5a7b9) is rgb(181, 167, 185) in RGB.

No, #b5a7b9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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