#b8acbd

Color #b8acbd

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light purple.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#b8acbd

RGB

rgb(184, 172, 189)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 11.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(71.81, 7.45, -7.12)

LCH

lch(71.81, 10.31, 316.3)

OKLCH

oklch(76%, 0.0274, 316.04)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 67.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1bdac

Analogous

#b0acbd

#b8acbd

#bdacba

Triadic

#b8acbd

#bdb8ac

#acbdb8

Split-complementary

#b8acbd

#babdac

#acbdb0

Tetradic

#b8acbd

#bdacb1

#b1bdac

#acbdb8

Square

#b8acbd

#bdb0ac

#b1bdac

#acbabd

Shades

Color #b8acbd mixed toward black.

#9b8ba2

#7e6b86

#5f5065

#3f3543

#201b22

Tints

Color #b8acbd mixed toward white.

#c4bac8

#d0c8d3

#dcd6de

#e7e3e9

#f3f1f4

Tones

Color #b8acbd mixed toward gray.

#b7adbc

#b7afba

#b6b0b9

#b6b2b7

#b5b3b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.67:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b3b3b9 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#b4b5b8 · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#b7b6b5 · ΔE 10.6

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 10.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b8acbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b8acbd]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#b8acbd (#b8acbd) is rgb(184, 172, 189) in RGB.

No, #b8acbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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