#b7a8cd

Color #b7a8cd

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.72 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#b7a8cd

RGB

rgb(183, 168, 205)

HSL

hsl(264.3, 27%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.3, 18%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.7%, 18%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(71.2, 12.52, -16.84)

LCH

lch(71.2, 20.98, 306.63)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0547, 303.52)

HWB

hwb(264.3, 65.9%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#becda8

Analogous

#a8abcd

#b7a8cd

#c9a8cd

Triadic

#b7a8cd

#cdb7a8

#a8cdb7

Split-complementary

#b7a8cd

#cdc9a8

#abcda8

Tetradic

#b7a8cd

#cda8be

#becda8

#a8cdb7

Square

#b7a8cd

#cda8ab

#becda8

#a8cdc9

Shades

Color #b7a8cd mixed toward black.

#9680b6

#765b9e

#584476

#3b2d4f

#1d1727

Tints

Color #b7a8cd mixed toward white.

#c3b6d5

#cfc5de

#dbd3e6

#e7e2ee

#f3f0f7

Tones

Color #b7a8cd mixed toward gray.

#b7abca

#b8aec7

#b9b1c4

#b9b4c1

#bab7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c5 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b2b3c3 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#b6bebd · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b7a8cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7a8cd]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#b7a8cd (#b7a8cd) is rgb(183, 168, 205) in RGB.

No, #b7a8cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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