#b8a4c3

Color #b8a4c3

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a4c3

RGB

rgb(184, 164, 195)

HSL

hsl(278.7, 20.5%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.7, 15.9%, 76.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.6%, 15.9%, 0%, 23.5%)

LAB

lab(69.95, 13.03, -13.19)

LCH

lch(69.95, 18.54, 314.65)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0491, 313.68)

HWB

hwb(278.7, 64.3%, 23.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afc3a4

Analogous

#a9a4c3

#b8a4c3

#c3a4bf

Triadic

#b8a4c3

#c3b8a4

#a4c3b8

Split-complementary

#b8a4c3

#bfc3a4

#a4c3a9

Tetradic

#b8a4c3

#c3a4af

#afc3a4

#a4c3b8

Square

#b8a4c3

#c3a9a4

#afc3a4

#a4bfc3

Shades

Color #b8a4c3 mixed toward black.

#9c80ab

#7f5f90

#5f476c

#3f3048

#201824

Tints

Color #b8a4c3 mixed toward white.

#c4b3cd

#d0c2d7

#dcd2e1

#e7e1eb

#f3f0f5

Tones

Color #b8a4c3 mixed toward gray.

#b7a7c0

#b7a9be

#b6acbb

#b5aeb9

#b4b1b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bc · ΔE 10.9

Deuteranopia

#b1b2ba · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#b7b6b5 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a4c3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a4c3]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b8a4c3 (#b8a4c3) is rgb(184, 164, 195) in RGB.

No, #b8a4c3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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