#b6a6cb

Color #b6a6cb

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a6cb

RGB

rgb(182, 166, 203)

HSL

hsl(265.9, 26.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.9, 18.2%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 18.2%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(70.55, 12.88, -16.73)

LCH

lch(70.55, 21.11, 307.59)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0551, 304.73)

HWB

hwb(265.9, 65.1%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbcba6

Analogous

#a6a9cb

#b6a6cb

#c9a6cb

Triadic

#b6a6cb

#cbb6a6

#a6cbb6

Split-complementary

#b6a6cb

#cbc9a6

#a9cba6

Tetradic

#b6a6cb

#cba6bb

#bbcba6

#a6cbb6

Square

#b6a6cb

#cba6a9

#bbcba6

#a6cbc9

Shades

Color #b6a6cb mixed toward black.

#967fb4

#775b9b

#594474

#3b2d4e

#1e1727

Tints

Color #b6a6cb mixed toward white.

#c2b5d4

#cec4dc

#dbd3e5

#e7e1ee

#f3f0f6

Tones

Color #b6a6cb mixed toward gray.

#b7a9c8

#b7acc5

#b7afc2

#b8b2bf

#b8b6bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc3 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b1c1 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#b5bcbb · ΔE 18.9

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 16.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a6cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a6cb]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b6a6cb (#b6a6cb) is rgb(182, 166, 203) in RGB.

No, #b6a6cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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