#b8aacc

Color #b8aacc

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.52 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b8aacc

RGB

rgb(184, 170, 204)

HSL

hsl(264.7, 25%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264.7, 16.7%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.8%, 16.7%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(71.76, 11.54, -15.44)

LCH

lch(71.76, 19.28, 306.77)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0503, 303.97)

HWB

hwb(264.7, 66.7%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#beccaa

Analogous

#aaadcc

#b8aacc

#c9aacc

Triadic

#b8aacc

#ccb8aa

#aaccb8

Split-complementary

#b8aacc

#ccc9aa

#adccaa

Tetradic

#b8aacc

#ccaabe

#beccaa

#aaccb8

Square

#b8aacc

#ccaaad

#beccaa

#aaccc9

Shades

Color #b8aacc mixed toward black.

#9783b5

#775d9c

#594675

#3c2f4e

#1e1727

Tints

Color #b8aacc mixed toward white.

#c4b8d4

#d0c6dd

#dbd4e5

#e7e3ee

#f3f1f6

Tones

Color #b8aacc mixed toward gray.

#b8adc9

#b9b0c6

#b9b2c3

#bab5c1

#bab8be

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

#b2b2c4 · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c3 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#b7bebd · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 15.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8aacc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8aacc]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Frequently asked questions

#b8aacc (#b8aacc) is rgb(184, 170, 204) in RGB.

No, #b8aacc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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