#b5a8cd

Color #b5a8cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b5a8cd

RGB

rgb(181, 168, 205)

HSL

hsl(261.1, 27%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.1, 18%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.03, 11.87, -17.11)

LCH

lch(71.03, 20.82, 304.75)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.0542, 301.11)

HWB

hwb(261.1, 65.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0cda8

Analogous

#a8adcd

#b5a8cd

#c7a8cd

Triadic

#b5a8cd

#cdb5a8

#a8cdb5

Split-complementary

#b5a8cd

#cdc7a8

#adcda8

Tetradic

#b5a8cd

#cda8c0

#c0cda8

#a8cdb5

Square

#b5a8cd

#cda8ad

#c0cda8

#a8cdc7

Shades

Color #b5a8cd mixed toward black.

#9380b6

#725b9e

#564476

#392d4f

#1d1727

Tints

Color #b5a8cd mixed toward white.

#c1b6d5

#cec5de

#dad3e6

#e6e2ee

#f3f0f7

Tones

Color #b5a8cd mixed toward gray.

#b6abca

#b7aec7

#b8b1c4

#b9b4c1

#b9b7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0afc5 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b1c3 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b4bebd · ΔE 19.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 15.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5a8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5a8cd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b5a8cd (#b5a8cd) is rgb(181, 168, 205) in RGB.

No, #b5a8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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