#b5aabd

Color #b5aabd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b5aabd

RGB

rgb(181, 170, 189)

HSL

hsl(274.7, 12.6%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.7, 10.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 10.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.04, 7.51, -8.28)

LCH

lch(71.04, 11.18, 312.21)

OKLCH

oklch(75.3%, 0.0294, 311.28)

HWB

hwb(274.7, 66.7%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2bdaa

Analogous

#abaabd

#b5aabd

#bdaabc

Triadic

#b5aabd

#bdb5aa

#aabdb5

Split-complementary

#b5aabd

#bcbdaa

#aabdab

Tetradic

#b5aabd

#bdaab2

#b2bdaa

#aabdb5

Square

#b5aabd

#bdabaa

#b2bdaa

#aabcbd

Shades

Color #b5aabd mixed toward black.

#9888a3

#7a6987

#5c4e65

#3d3443

#1f1a22

Tints

Color #b5aabd mixed toward white.

#c1b8c8

#cec6d3

#dad5de

#e6e3e9

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b5aabd mixed toward gray.

#b5acbb

#b5adba

#b4afb8

#b4b0b7

#b4b2b5

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

#b0b0b9 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b2b8 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b4b5b4 · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5aabd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5aabd]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b5aabd (#b5aabd) is rgb(181, 170, 189) in RGB.

No, #b5aabd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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