#b8a7b5

Color #b8a7b5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 10.04 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a7b5

RGB

rgb(184, 167, 181)

HSL

hsl(310.6, 10.7%, 68.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.6, 9.2%, 72.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 1.6%, 27.8%)

LAB

lab(70.29, 8.67, -4.95)

LCH

lch(70.29, 9.98, 330.28)

OKLCH

oklch(74.7%, 0.0276, 331.67)

HWB

hwb(310.6, 65.5%, 27.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a7b8aa

Analogous

#b2a7b8

#b8a7b5

#b8a7ac

Triadic

#b8a7b5

#b5b8a7

#a7b5b8

Split-complementary

#b8a7b5

#acb8a7

#a7b8b2

Tetradic

#b8a7b5

#b8aaa7

#a7b8aa

#a7b5b8

Square

#b8a7b5

#b8b2a7

#a7b8aa

#a7acb8

Shades

Color #b8a7b5 mixed toward black.

#9e879a

#81687d

#614e5e

#41343f

#201a1f

Tints

Color #b8a7b5 mixed toward white.

#c4b6c1

#d0c4ce

#dbd3da

#e7e2e6

#f3f0f3

Tones

Color #b8a7b5 mixed toward gray.

#b7a8b4

#b5aab3

#b4abb2

#b2adb1

#b1aeb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.23:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b1b1b2 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#b2b3b1 · ΔE 12.5

Tritanopia

#b7afaf · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a7b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a7b5]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#b8a7b5 (#b8a7b5) is rgb(184, 167, 181) in RGB.

No, #b8a7b5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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