#b5a8bc

Color #b5a8bc

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a8bc

RGB

rgb(181, 168, 188)

HSL

hsl(279, 13%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279, 10.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 10.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.5, 8.41, -8.54)

LCH

lch(70.5, 11.99, 314.56)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0317, 313.98)

HWB

hwb(279, 65.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbca8

Analogous

#aba8bc

#b5a8bc

#bca8b9

Triadic

#b5a8bc

#bcb5a8

#a8bcb5

Split-complementary

#b5a8bc

#b9bca8

#a8bcab

Tetradic

#b5a8bc

#bca8af

#afbca8

#a8bcb5

Square

#b5a8bc

#bcaba8

#afbca8

#a8b9bc

Shades

Color #b5a8bc mixed toward black.

#9886a2

#7b6786

#5c4d65

#3e3443

#1f1a22

Tints

Color #b5a8bc mixed toward white.

#c1b6c7

#cec5d2

#dad3de

#e6e2e9

#f3f0f4

Tones

Color #b5a8bc mixed toward gray.

#b4aaba

#b4abb9

#b3adb7

#b3afb5

#b2b0b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.29:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afb7 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#b0b1b6 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#b4b4b3 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 11.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a8bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a8bc]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b5a8bc (#b5a8bc) is rgb(181, 168, 188) in RGB.

No, #b5a8bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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