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#b5aacb

Color #b5aacb

A muted light purple.

Conversions

HEX
#b5aacb
RGB
rgb(181, 170, 203)
HSL
hsl(260, 24.1%, 73.1%)
HSV / HSB
hsv(260, 16.3%, 79.6%)
CMYK
cmyk(10.8%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.4%)
LAB
lab(71.48, 10.34, -15.34)
LCH
lch(71.48, 18.5, 303.98)
OKLCH
oklch(75.8%, 0.0481, 300.45)
HWB
hwb(260, 66.7%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0cbaa

Analogous

#aaafcb
#b5aacb
#c5aacb

Triadic

#b5aacb
#cbb5aa
#aacbb5

Split-complementary

#b5aacb
#cbc5aa
#afcbaa

Tetradic

#b5aacb
#cbaac0
#c0cbaa
#aacbb5

Square

#b5aacb
#cbaaaf
#c0cbaa
#aacbc5

Shades

Color #b5aacb mixed toward black.

#9383b3
#725e9a
#564774
#392f4d
#1d1827

Tints

Color #b5aacb mixed toward white.

#c1b8d4
#cec6dc
#dad4e5
#e6e3ee
#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b5aacb mixed toward gray.

#b6adc8
#b7afc5
#b8b2c3
#b9b5c0
#b9b8bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color
2.19:1
Aa Black text on this color
9.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0c4 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#b1b2c2 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#b4bebc · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 14.6

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

Code

CSS
background-color: #b5aacb;
Tailwind (arbitrary value)
bg-[#b5aacb]

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

#b5aacb (#b5aacb) is rgb(181, 170, 203) in RGB.

No, #b5aacb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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