#b8a2cc

Color #b8a2cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 14.14 Nearest Tailwind class purple-300 #dab2ff · ΔE 9.9

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a2cc

RGB

rgb(184, 162, 204)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 29.2%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 20.6%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 20.6%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(69.75, 15.97, -18.48)

LCH

lch(69.75, 24.42, 310.83)

OKLCH

oklch(74.5%, 0.064, 308.53)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 63.5%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6cca2

Analogous

#a3a2cc

#b8a2cc

#cca2cb

Triadic

#b8a2cc

#ccb8a2

#a2ccb8

Split-complementary

#b8a2cc

#cbcca2

#a2cca3

Tetradic

#b8a2cc

#cca2b6

#b6cca2

#a2ccb8

Square

#b8a2cc

#cca3a2

#b6cca2

#a2cbcc

Shades

Color #b8a2cc mixed toward black.

#9a7bb6

#7c569e

#5d4176

#3e2b4f

#1f1627

Tints

Color #b8a2cc mixed toward white.

#c4b2d5

#d0c1dd

#dcd1e6

#e7e0ee

#f3f0f7

Tones

Color #b8a2cc mixed toward gray.

#b8a6c9

#b8a9c5

#b8adc2

#b7b0be

#b7b4bb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afafc3 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b0b2c1 · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#b7bbba · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a2cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a2cc]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#b8a2cc (#b8a2cc) is rgb(184, 162, 204) in RGB.

No, #b8a2cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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