#b8a9cc

Color #b8a9cc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a9cc

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 204)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 25.5%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 17.2%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 17.2%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(71.5, 12.1, -15.82)

LCH

lch(71.5, 19.92, 307.41)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.052, 304.58)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 66.3%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdcca9

Analogous

#a9abcc

#b8a9cc

#c9a9cc

Triadic

#b8a9cc

#ccb8a9

#a9ccb8

Split-complementary

#b8a9cc

#ccc9a9

#abcca9

Tetradic

#b8a9cc

#cca9bd

#bdcca9

#a9ccb8

Square

#b8a9cc

#cca9ab

#bdcca9

#a9ccc9

Shades

Color #b8a9cc mixed toward black.

#9882b5

#785d9c

#5a4575

#3c2e4e

#1e1727

Tints

Color #b8a9cc mixed toward white.

#c4b7d4

#d0c6dd

#dbd4e5

#e7e2ee

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b8a9cc mixed toward gray.

#b8acc9

#b9afc6

#b9b2c3

#bab5c0

#bab7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c4 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c2 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#b7bebc · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a9cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a9cc]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b8a9cc (#b8a9cc) is rgb(184, 169, 204) in RGB.

No, #b8a9cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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