#b8aabe

Color #b8aabe

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 9.87 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aabe

RGB

rgb(184, 170, 190)

HSL

hsl(282, 13.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282, 10.5%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.2%, 10.5%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(71.32, 8.74, -8.39)

LCH

lch(71.32, 12.12, 316.17)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.0322, 315.88)

HWB

hwb(282, 66.7%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0beaa

Analogous

#aeaabe

#b8aabe

#beaaba

Triadic

#b8aabe

#beb8aa

#aabeb8

Split-complementary

#b8aabe

#babeaa

#aabeae

Tetradic

#b8aabe

#beaab0

#b0beaa

#aabeb8

Square

#b8aabe

#beaeaa

#b0beaa

#aababe

Shades

Color #b8aabe mixed toward black.

#9c88a4

#7e6888

#5f4e66

#3f3444

#201a22

Tints

Color #b8aabe mixed toward white.

#c4b8c9

#d0c6d4

#dcd5df

#e7e3e9

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b8aabe mixed toward gray.

#b7acbc

#b7adbb

#b6afb9

#b5b1b7

#b5b2b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2b9 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#b3b4b8 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#b7b6b5 · ΔE 11.9

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aabe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aabe]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b8aabe (#b8aabe) is rgb(184, 170, 190) in RGB.

No, #b8aabe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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