#b6a4c4

Color #b6a4c4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.34 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a4c4

RGB

rgb(182, 164, 196)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 21.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 16.3%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 16.3%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(69.81, 12.55, -13.98)

LCH

lch(69.81, 18.79, 311.91)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0494, 310.32)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 64.3%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2c4a4

Analogous

#a6a4c4

#b6a4c4

#c4a4c2

Triadic

#b6a4c4

#c4b6a4

#a4c4b6

Split-complementary

#b6a4c4

#c2c4a4

#a4c4a6

Tetradic

#b6a4c4

#c4a4b2

#b2c4a4

#a4c4b6

Square

#b6a4c4

#c4a6a4

#b2c4a4

#a4c2c4

Shades

Color #b6a4c4 mixed toward black.

#9980ac

#7b5e92

#5c476d

#3e2f49

#1f1824

Tints

Color #b6a4c4 mixed toward white.

#c2b3ce

#cec2d8

#dbd2e1

#e7e1eb

#f3f0f5

Tones

Color #b6a4c4 mixed toward gray.

#b6a7c1

#b5a9bf

#b5acbc

#b5afb9

#b4b1b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaebd · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#b0b1bb · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#b5b7b6 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a4c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a4c4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b6a4c4 (#b6a4c4) is rgb(182, 164, 196) in RGB.

No, #b6a4c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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