#b8aaca

Color #b8aaca

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aaca

RGB

rgb(184, 170, 202)

HSL

hsl(266.3, 23.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.3, 15.8%, 79.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.9%, 15.8%, 0%, 20.8%)

LAB

lab(71.69, 11.13, -14.44)

LCH

lch(71.69, 18.23, 307.62)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0477, 305.09)

HWB

hwb(266.3, 66.7%, 20.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bccaaa

Analogous

#aaacca

#b8aaca

#c8aaca

Triadic

#b8aaca

#cab8aa

#aacab8

Split-complementary

#b8aaca

#cac8aa

#accaaa

Tetradic

#b8aaca

#caaabc

#bccaaa

#aacab8

Square

#b8aaca

#caaaac

#bccaaa

#aacac8

Shades

Color #b8aaca mixed toward black.

#9884b2

#785f99

#5a4773

#3c304c

#1e1826

Tints

Color #b8aaca mixed toward white.

#c4b8d3

#d0c6dc

#dbd4e4

#e7e3ed

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b8aaca mixed toward gray.

#b8adc7

#b9afc5

#b9b2c2

#b9b5bf

#bab7bd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b2b2c3 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c1 · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#b7bdbc · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aaca;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aaca]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#b8aaca (#b8aaca) is rgb(184, 170, 202) in RGB.

No, #b8aaca is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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