#b7aec0

Color #b7aec0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b7aec0

RGB

rgb(183, 174, 192)

HSL

hsl(270, 12.5%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 9.4%, 75.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 9.4%, 0%, 24.7%)

LAB

lab(72.33, 6.6, -8.01)

LCH

lch(72.33, 10.38, 309.49)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.0272, 308.13)

HWB

hwb(270, 68.2%, 24.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7c0ae

Analogous

#aeaec0

#b7aec0

#c0aec0

Triadic

#b7aec0

#c0b7ae

#aec0b7

Split-complementary

#b7aec0

#c0c0ae

#aec0ae

Tetradic

#b7aec0

#c0aeb7

#b7c0ae

#aec0b7

Square

#b7aec0

#c0aeae

#b7c0ae

#aec0c0

Shades

Color #b7aec0 mixed toward black.

#998ca5

#7a6b89

#5c5067

#3d3545

#1f1b22

Tints

Color #b7aec0 mixed toward white.

#c3bccb

#cfc9d5

#dbd7e0

#e7e4ea

#f3f2f5

Tones

Color #b7aec0 mixed toward gray.

#b7b0bf

#b7b1bd

#b7b3bc

#b7b4ba

#b7b6b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3bc · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#b4b4bb · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#b7b8b8 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b7aec0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b7aec0]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b7aec0 (#b7aec0) is rgb(183, 174, 192) in RGB.

No, #b7aec0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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