#b6a5ca

Color #b6a5ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.28 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a5ca

RGB

rgb(182, 165, 202)

HSL

hsl(267.6, 25.9%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.6, 18.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 18.3%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(70.26, 13.23, -16.61)

LCH

lch(70.26, 21.23, 308.54)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0555, 305.84)

HWB

hwb(267.6, 64.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9caa5

Analogous

#a5a7ca

#b6a5ca

#c9a5ca

Triadic

#b6a5ca

#cab6a5

#a5cab6

Split-complementary

#b6a5ca

#cac9a5

#a7caa5

Tetradic

#b6a5ca

#caa5b9

#b9caa5

#a5cab6

Square

#b6a5ca

#caa5a7

#b9caa5

#a5cac9

Shades

Color #b6a5ca mixed toward black.

#977fb3

#785b9a

#5a4474

#3c2d4d

#1e1727

Tints

Color #b6a5ca mixed toward white.

#c2b4d3

#cec3dc

#dbd2e5

#e7e1ed

#f3f0f6

Tones

Color #b6a5ca mixed toward gray.

#b6a8c7

#b7abc4

#b7aec1

#b7b1be

#b7b5bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc2 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#b0b1c0 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#b5bbba · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 16.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a5ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a5ca]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b6a5ca (#b6a5ca) is rgb(182, 165, 202) in RGB.

No, #b6a5ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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