#b8a0bc

Color #b8a0bc

A muted light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a0bc

RGB

rgb(184, 160, 188)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 17.3%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 14.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 14.9%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(68.72, 13.87, -11.16)

LCH

lch(68.72, 17.8, 321.18)

OKLCH

oklch(73.6%, 0.048, 321.43)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 62.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a4bca0

Analogous

#aaa0bc

#b8a0bc

#bca0b2

Triadic

#b8a0bc

#bcb8a0

#a0bcb8

Split-complementary

#b8a0bc

#b2bca0

#a0bcaa

Tetradic

#b8a0bc

#bca0a4

#a4bca0

#a0bcb8

Square

#b8a0bc

#bcaaa0

#a4bca0

#a0b2bc

Shades

Color #b8a0bc mixed toward black.

#9f7ea4

#826088

#624866

#413044

#211822

Tints

Color #b8a0bc mixed toward white.

#c4b0c7

#d0c0d2

#dbcfdd

#e7dfe9

#f3eff4

Tones

Color #b8a0bc mixed toward gray.

#b6a2ba

#b5a5b7

#b3a7b5

#b1a9b3

#b0acb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaeb6 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#afb1b4 · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#b7b1af · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a0bc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a0bc]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b8a0bc (#b8a0bc) is rgb(184, 160, 188) in RGB.

No, #b8a0bc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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