#b8abd0

Color #b8abd0

A muted light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 11.23 Nearest Tailwind class violet-300 #c4b4ff · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#b8abd0

RGB

rgb(184, 171, 208)

HSL

hsl(261.1, 28.2%, 74.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.1, 17.8%, 81.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 17.8%, 0%, 18.4%)

LAB

lab(72.14, 11.82, -17.05)

LCH

lch(72.14, 20.75, 304.73)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.054, 301.13)

HWB

hwb(261.1, 67.1%, 18.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c3d0ab

Analogous

#abb0d0

#b8abd0

#caabd0

Triadic

#b8abd0

#d0b8ab

#abd0b8

Split-complementary

#b8abd0

#d0caab

#b0d0ab

Tetradic

#b8abd0

#d0abc3

#c3d0ab

#abd0b8

Square

#b8abd0

#d0abb0

#c3d0ab

#abd0ca

Shades

Color #b8abd0 mixed toward black.

#9683b9

#745ba2

#574479

#3a2d51

#1d1728

Tints

Color #b8abd0 mixed toward white.

#c4b9d8

#d0c7e0

#dbd5e7

#e7e3ef

#f3f1f7

Tones

Color #b8abd0 mixed toward gray.

#b9aecd

#bab1ca

#bbb4c7

#bcb7c4

#bdbac1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b2c8 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#b3b4c6 · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#b7c1c0 · ΔE 19.2

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #b8abd0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8abd0]

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

#b8abd0 (#b8abd0) is rgb(184, 171, 208) in RGB.

No, #b8abd0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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