#b5a8cc

Color #b5a8cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.8 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a8cc

RGB

rgb(181, 168, 204)

HSL

hsl(261.7, 26.1%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.7, 17.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 17.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(71, 11.66, -16.6)

LCH

lch(71, 20.29, 305.08)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.0528, 301.61)

HWB

hwb(261.7, 65.9%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bfcca8

Analogous

#a8adcc

#b5a8cc

#c7a8cc

Triadic

#b5a8cc

#ccb5a8

#a8ccb5

Split-complementary

#b5a8cc

#ccc7a8

#adcca8

Tetradic

#b5a8cc

#cca8bf

#bfcca8

#a8ccb5

Square

#b5a8cc

#cca8ad

#bfcca8

#a8ccc7

Shades

Color #b5a8cc mixed toward black.

#9481b5

#735c9c

#564575

#392e4e

#1d1727

Tints

Color #b5a8cc mixed toward white.

#c1b6d4

#cec5dd

#dad3e5

#e6e2ee

#f3f0f6

Tones

Color #b5a8cc mixed toward gray.

#b6abc9

#b7aec6

#b7b1c3

#b8b4c0

#b9b7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afc4 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b0b1c2 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#b4bebc · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a8cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a8cc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b5a8cc (#b5a8cc) is rgb(181, 168, 204) in RGB.

No, #b5a8cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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