#b6a8c0

Color #b6a8c0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b6a8c0

RGB

rgb(182, 168, 192)

HSL

hsl(275, 16%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275, 12.5%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 12.5%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(70.7, 9.54, -10.43)

LCH

lch(70.7, 14.13, 312.45)

OKLCH

oklch(75.1%, 0.0373, 311.3)

HWB

hwb(275, 65.9%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2c0a8

Analogous

#aaa8c0

#b6a8c0

#c0a8be

Triadic

#b6a8c0

#c0b6a8

#a8c0b6

Split-complementary

#b6a8c0

#bec0a8

#a8c0aa

Tetradic

#b6a8c0

#c0a8b2

#b2c0a8

#a8c0b6

Square

#b6a8c0

#c0aaa8

#b2c0a8

#a8bec0

Shades

Color #b6a8c0 mixed toward black.

#9985a7

#7b658b

#5c4c68

#3e3246

#1f1923

Tints

Color #b6a8c0 mixed toward white.

#c2b7cb

#cec5d5

#dbd4e0

#e7e2ea

#f3f1f5

Tones

Color #b6a8c0 mixed toward gray.

#b6aabe

#b5acbc

#b5aeba

#b5b0b8

#b4b2b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bb · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b2b9 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#b5b6b5 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b6a8c0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6a8c0]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b6a8c0 (#b6a8c0) is rgb(182, 168, 192) in RGB.

No, #b6a8c0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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