#b5aec1

Color #b5aec1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b5aec1

RGB

rgb(181, 174, 193)

HSL

hsl(262.1, 13.3%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.1, 9.8%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.2%, 9.8%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(72.19, 6.11, -8.77)

LCH

lch(72.19, 10.69, 304.86)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0278, 302.38)

HWB

hwb(262.1, 68.2%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bac1ae

Analogous

#aeb1c1

#b5aec1

#bfaec1

Triadic

#b5aec1

#c1b5ae

#aec1b5

Split-complementary

#b5aec1

#c1bfae

#b1c1ae

Tetradic

#b5aec1

#c1aeba

#bac1ae

#aec1b5

Square

#b5aec1

#c1aeb1

#bac1ae

#aec1bf

Shades

Color #b5aec1 mixed toward black.

#958ba7

#766a8b

#595068

#3b3545

#1e1b23

Tints

Color #b5aec1 mixed toward white.

#c1bccb

#cec9d6

#dad7e0

#e6e4ea

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b5aec1 mixed toward gray.

#b6b0c0

#b6b1be

#b6b3bc

#b7b4bb

#b7b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2bd · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#b2b3bc · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#b5b9b8 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b5aec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b5aec1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b5aec1 (#b5aec1) is rgb(181, 174, 193) in RGB.

No, #b5aec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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