#b7a9ca

Color #b7a9ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#b7a9ca

RGB

rgb(183, 169, 202)

HSL

hsl(265.5, 23.7%, 72.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.5, 16.3%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 16.3%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(71.36, 11.35, -14.95)

LCH

lch(71.36, 18.77, 307.21)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.049, 304.44)

HWB

hwb(265.5, 66.3%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bccaa9

Analogous

#a9abca

#b7a9ca

#c7a9ca

Triadic

#b7a9ca

#cab7a9

#a9cab7

Split-complementary

#b7a9ca

#cac7a9

#abcaa9

Tetradic

#b7a9ca

#caa9bc

#bccaa9

#a9cab7

Square

#b7a9ca

#caa9ab

#bccaa9

#a9cac7

Shades

Color #b7a9ca mixed toward black.

#9783b2

#775e99

#594773

#3c2f4c

#1e1826

Tints

Color #b7a9ca mixed toward white.

#c3b7d3

#cfc6dc

#dbd4e4

#e7e2ed

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b7a9ca mixed toward gray.

#b7acc7

#b8aec4

#b8b1c2

#b9b4bf

#b9b7bc

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1c3 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b2b3c1 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#b6bdbb · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 14.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7a9ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7a9ca]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b7a9ca (#b7a9ca) is rgb(183, 169, 202) in RGB.

No, #b7a9ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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