#b6abc7

Color #b6abc7

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.93 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b6abc7

RGB

rgb(182, 171, 199)

HSL

hsl(263.6, 20%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.6, 14.1%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.5%, 14.1%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(71.69, 9.3, -12.81)

LCH

lch(71.69, 15.83, 305.98)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0412, 303.23)

HWB

hwb(263.6, 67.1%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bcc7ab

Analogous

#abaec7

#b6abc7

#c4abc7

Triadic

#b6abc7

#c7b6ab

#abc7b6

Split-complementary

#b6abc7

#c7c4ab

#aec7ab

Tetradic

#b6abc7

#c7abbc

#bcc7ab

#abc7b6

Square

#b6abc7

#c7abae

#bcc7ab

#abc7c4

Shades

Color #b6abc7 mixed toward black.

#9686ae

#766394

#584a6f

#3b314a

#1d1925

Tints

Color #b6abc7 mixed toward white.

#c2b9d0

#cec7da

#dad5e3

#e7e3ec

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b6abc7 mixed toward gray.

#b6adc5

#b7b0c2

#b7b2c0

#b8b4be

#b8b7bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c1 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#b2b3bf · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#b5bcba · ΔE 16.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b6abc7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b6abc7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#b6abc7 (#b6abc7) is rgb(182, 171, 199) in RGB.

No, #b6abc7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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