#b8a9be

Color #b8a9be

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.84 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a9be

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 190)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 13.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 11.1%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(71.07, 9.29, -8.77)

LCH

lch(71.07, 12.78, 316.65)

OKLCH

oklch(75.4%, 0.034, 316.43)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 66.3%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afbea9

Analogous

#aea9be

#b8a9be

#bea9ba

Triadic

#b8a9be

#beb8a9

#a9beb8

Split-complementary

#b8a9be

#babea9

#a9beae

Tetradic

#b8a9be

#bea9af

#afbea9

#a9beb8

Square

#b8a9be

#beaea9

#afbea9

#a9babe

Shades

Color #b8a9be mixed toward black.

#9c87a4

#7f6788

#5f4d66

#3f3444

#201a22

Tints

Color #b8a9be mixed toward white.

#c4b7c9

#d0c6d4

#dcd4df

#e7e2e9

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b8a9be mixed toward gray.

#b7abbc

#b7adbb

#b6aeb9

#b5b0b7

#b4b2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b9 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b8 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#b7b5b4 · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a9be;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a9be]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b8a9be (#b8a9be) is rgb(184, 169, 190) in RGB.

No, #b8a9be is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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