#b8a2ca

Color #b8a2ca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.47 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 10.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a2ca

RGB

rgb(184, 162, 202)

HSL

hsl(273, 27.4%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273, 19.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 19.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(69.68, 15.56, -17.47)

LCH

lch(69.68, 23.39, 311.69)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.0614, 309.65)

HWB

hwb(273, 63.5%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4caa2

Analogous

#a4a2ca

#b8a2ca

#caa2c8

Triadic

#b8a2ca

#cab8a2

#a2cab8

Split-complementary

#b8a2ca

#c8caa2

#a2caa4

Tetradic

#b8a2ca

#caa2b4

#b4caa2

#a2cab8

Square

#b8a2ca

#caa4a2

#b4caa2

#a2c8ca

Shades

Color #b8a2ca mixed toward black.

#9b7bb4

#7d589b

#5e4274

#3e2c4d

#1f1627

Tints

Color #b8a2ca mixed toward white.

#c4b2d3

#d0c1dc

#dcd1e5

#e7e0ed

#f3f0f6

Tones

Color #b8a2ca mixed toward gray.

#b8a5c7

#b7a9c3

#b7acc0

#b7afbd

#b6b3b9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc1 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b2bf · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#b7bab8 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a2ca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a2ca]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b8a2ca (#b8a2ca) is rgb(184, 162, 202) in RGB.

No, #b8a2ca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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