#b8a5c1

Color #b8a5c1

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a5c1

RGB

rgb(184, 165, 193)

HSL

hsl(280.7, 18.4%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.7, 14.5%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 14.5%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(70.14, 12.08, -11.81)

LCH

lch(70.14, 16.89, 315.65)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0448, 315)

HWB

hwb(280.7, 64.7%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aec1a5

Analogous

#aaa5c1

#b8a5c1

#c1a5bc

Triadic

#b8a5c1

#c1b8a5

#a5c1b8

Split-complementary

#b8a5c1

#bcc1a5

#a5c1aa

Tetradic

#b8a5c1

#c1a5ae

#aec1a5

#a5c1b8

Square

#b8a5c1

#c1aaa5

#aec1a5

#a5bcc1

Shades

Color #b8a5c1 mixed toward black.

#9c82a9

#7f618d

#5f496a

#403147

#201823

Tints

Color #b8a5c1 mixed toward white.

#c4b4cb

#d0c3d6

#dbd2e0

#e7e1ea

#f3f0f5

Tones

Color #b8a5c1 mixed toward gray.

#b7a7bf

#b6aabc

#b6acba

#b5aeb8

#b4b1b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bb · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b3b9 · ΔE 13.1

Tritanopia

#b7b6b4 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 14.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a5c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a5c1]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b8a5c1 (#b8a5c1) is rgb(184, 165, 193) in RGB.

No, #b8a5c1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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