#b8a9d4

Color #b8a9d4

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 13.46 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8a9d4

RGB

rgb(184, 169, 212)

HSL

hsl(260.9, 33.3%, 74.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.9, 20.3%, 83.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.2%, 20.3%, 0%, 16.9%)

LAB

lab(71.77, 13.77, -19.81)

LCH

lch(71.77, 24.13, 304.8)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0628, 300.85)

HWB

hwb(260.9, 66.3%, 16.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c5d4a9

Analogous

#a9b0d4

#b8a9d4

#cda9d4

Triadic

#b8a9d4

#d4b8a9

#a9d4b8

Split-complementary

#b8a9d4

#d4cda9

#b0d4a9

Tetradic

#b8a9d4

#d4a9c5

#c5d4a9

#a9d4b8

Square

#b8a9d4

#d4a9b0

#c5d4a9

#a9d4cd

Shades

Color #b8a9d4 mixed toward black.

#957fbf

#7255a9

#56407f

#392a55

#1d152a

Tints

Color #b8a9d4 mixed toward white.

#c4b7db

#d0c6e2

#dbd4e9

#e7e2f1

#f3f1f8

Tones

Color #b8a9d4 mixed toward gray.

#b9add0

#bab0cd

#bbb4c9

#bcb7c6

#bdbbc2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2cb · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c8 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#b7c3c1 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 17.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8a9d4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8a9d4]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#b8a9d4 (#b8a9d4) is rgb(184, 169, 212) in RGB.

No, #b8a9d4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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