#b8a5c4

Color #b8a5c4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a5c4

RGB

rgb(184, 165, 196)

HSL

hsl(276.8, 20.8%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.8, 15.8%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.1%, 15.8%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(70.24, 12.68, -13.32)

LCH

lch(70.24, 18.39, 313.59)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0485, 312.41)

HWB

hwb(276.8, 64.7%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1c4a5

Analogous

#a9a5c4

#b8a5c4

#c4a5c1

Triadic

#b8a5c4

#c4b8a5

#a5c4b8

Split-complementary

#b8a5c4

#c1c4a5

#a5c4a9

Tetradic

#b8a5c4

#c4a5b1

#b1c4a5

#a5c4b8

Square

#b8a5c4

#c4a9a5

#b1c4a5

#a5c1c4

Shades

Color #b8a5c4 mixed toward black.

#9b81ac

#7e5f91

#5f476d

#3f3049

#201824

Tints

Color #b8a5c4 mixed toward white.

#c4b4ce

#d0c3d8

#dcd2e2

#e7e1eb

#f3f0f5

Tones

Color #b8a5c4 mixed toward gray.

#b7a8c1

#b7aabf

#b6adbc

#b6afba

#b5b2b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0b0bd · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#b1b3bb · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#b7b7b6 · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a5c4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a5c4]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#b8a5c4 (#b8a5c4) is rgb(184, 165, 196) in RGB.

No, #b8a5c4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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